Overview

• Franco Morbidelli said the FIM MotoGP stewards placed him under a formal 'special warning', confirming that his next comparable offence will trigger a ride-through penalty.
• VR46 team boss Pablo Nieto corroborated the warning on the world feed, urging greater caution from the rider, especially in the opening laps.
• The escalation follows a string of sanctions, including a long-lap for colliding with Jorge Martin and a fine plus FP1 delay for disobeying marshals in Barcelona, on top of earlier 2025 penalties in Thailand, Silverstone and Mugello.
• Morbidelli characterized the situation as an 'orange card' and said he will be less aggressive and more precise after multiple meetings with the steward panel.
• Reports of a possible race ban were attributed to unnamed paddock sources, while Morbidelli and other outlets said stewards have limited the next step to a ride-through, a rare penalty that typically ruins a race.