Overview
- Jack Miller received a drop-three-positions order for first-lap contact with Fermin Aldeguer in the Valencia sprint, which was upgraded to a long-lap after he refused to comply.
- Serving the long-lap cost Miller three places and he finished 12th, one spot behind Aldeguer, whose aero was damaged as he briefly lost his left hand from the bar.
- Miller called the sanction “not valid” and cited recent examples to question consistency, referencing Brad Binder’s Portimao clashes and Pecco Bagnaia finishing Motegi with a smoking bike.
- Joan Mir, penalized with a long lap for taking out teammate Luca Marini in the sprint, said a steward’s explanation confirmed inconsistency; he served the penalty on Sunday and finished 13th.
- The episodes mark an early test for 2025 chief steward Simon Crafar, whose regime had been praised for transparency before the Valencia incidents drew open rider criticism.