Martin calls for review of MotoGP long lap penalty rule after Austria sprint

Frustrated to be penalised despite losing time by going off track, Martin thinks it’s time to re-evaluate the long lap rule in MotoGP

Pramac rider Jorge Martin has called for a rethink of MotoGP’s long lap rule after being hit with a penalty for cutting the chicane in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint. Polesitter Martin was leading the half-distance race at Spielberg on Saturday when he overshot the tricky Turn 2 and had to take to the escape road, before rejoining the track in second position behind the factory Ducati of Francesco Bagnaia.

” Martin and Bagnaia had already traded positions a number of times on the opening lap, but their duel effectively ended when the Spaniard carried too much speed on the run down to Turn 2 and was forced to go straight. The stewards officially handed him the sanction on lap five, which he duly served on lap eight - returning to the track just ahead of Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro.

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