The French MotoGP GP at Le Mans ended with a heated discussion between Aleix Espargaró and Franco Morbidelli. It all started on track, then spilled over into the paddock.
The Pramac rider from Italy attempted a more aggressive and decisive pass on the Aprilia rival at the last corner of Sunday’s race – forcing him to run wide.
Espargaró finished the race in ninth place, while Morbidelli received no penalty and crossed the finish line in seventh.
After the race, Espargaró confronted Morbidelli on track, and later in the press center, the two riders were seen arguing fiercely about the incident. Espargaró feels that his rival should have been penalized, while Morbidelli criticized the behavior of the Spaniard and defended that his pass was normal.
— Motorcycle Sports (@MotorcycleSp) May 13, 2024
A bit of a discussion in the media centre between Aleix Espargaro and Franco Morbidelli. AE41 got the same treatment from FM21 as he did from Bastianini. Says that he would have crashed both times if he didnt sit up, and the stewards can’t just punish consequences pic.twitter.com/tVkiD0yki9
— Simon Patterson (@denkmit) May 12, 2024
