Overview
- The FIM MotoGP Stewards ruled Friday that Franco Morbidelli impeded Enea Bastianini at Turn 13 and judged the action as MGP-SR3, the code for dangerous slow riding.
- Officials said they imposed a long lap penalty because the incident matched a pattern of similar slow-riding offences by Morbidelli this season.
- The long lap must be taken only in Sunday’s Grand Prix and not in the Sprint, and it typically costs a rider about two to five seconds when served.
- Morbidelli publicly said he never intends to be dangerous, warned the sanction will likely make it hard to score points, and urged MotoGP to adopt F1-style dashboard, radio, or flag warnings for slow traffic.
- The penalty affects Morbidelli's home Misano weekend as he secures Q2 pace, and it arrives as he prepares to leave VR46 for Ducati/WorldSBK in 2027, a shift that raises local and career stakes for his final Misano appearance.