Overview

• Stewards announced the penalty on Thursday at Phillip Island after delaying the hearing in Indonesia because Bezzecchi was taken to hospital post-crash.
• The incident was classified as MGP-CC5, and because it was Bezzecchi’s second first‑lap offence of the season after Argentina, the sanction was escalated to a double Long-Lap.
• Bezzecchi accepted responsibility, saying he misjudged Marc Marquez’s braking and was “a bit too fast,” and he said he will race despite lingering back pain.
• He criticized the Mandalika runoff, citing a high kerb and gravel transition that he believes worsened the physical consequences for both riders.
• Marquez has had surgery for a shoulder ligament injury and a coracoid fracture and will miss Australia and Malaysia, with further races in doubt.