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Something to ponder....
Two guys got penalty points at Sepang, an Italian and a Spaniard. The infringements and disciplines came from the same sections of code (see highlighted text from the FIM release in both cases, below.)
One guy got three points. Yeh, yeh, the Italian.
One guy got one point. Yep, you guessed it, the Spaniard.
On 25th October 2015 during the MotoGP race of the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix, rider #46 Valentino Rossi deliberately ran wide on Turn 14 in order to force another rider off line, resulting in contact causing the other rider to crash.
This is considered to be irresponsible riding causing danger to other competitors and is therefore an infringement of Article 1.21.2 of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations.
The decision of the Race Direction is to impose on rider #46 the addition of 3 penalty points on your record, according to Article 3.2.1. of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Disciplinary and Arbitration Code.
On 25th October 2015 during the MotoGP Warm Up session of the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix, rider #8 Hector Barbera collided with another rider causing both to crash.
This is considered to be irresponsible riding causing danger to other competitors and is therefore an infringement of Article 1.21.2 of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations.
For the above motive, Race Direction has decided to impose on rider #8 Hector Barbera 1 penalty point, according to Article 3.2.1. of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Disciplinary and Arbitration Code.
2 violations of the same rule at the same event. Different outcomes....
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