The 2023 MotoGP season hasn’t yet come to an end, but there’s already a penalty to be applied — specifically for Miguel Oliveira, due to the incident involving Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) during the Sprint race at the Qatar GP.
The stewards determined that the Portuguese rider from the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team was at fault for an avoidable crash. As a result, he has been penalized with a Long Lap in the next race he competes in.
However, as Oliveira won’t be able to participate in the Valencia GP due to a fractured right scapula, he will have to serve the penalty in the first race he competes in 2024 — which will most likely be… in Qatar.
