Aleix Espargaró faced severe consequences. The on-track conflict with Franco Morbidelli during the second free practice in Losail earned him a six-position penalty on the starting grid for Sunday’s MotoGP race at the Qatar Grand Prix.
Following contact approaching a corner, the Spanish rider from Aprilia engaged in physical confrontation with the Monster Energy Yamaha rival, hitting his helmet.
It was an unusual behavior from Espargaró, resulting in the stewards penalizing him with a subtraction of six positions on the starting grid for tomorrow’s race. Having qualified tenth, he will start from 16th position.
