MotoGP Race Direction is ready to enforce stricter and more immediate penalties for Moto3 riders seeking a tow in free practice or qualifying. A problem that is commonplace in the junior class came to a head on Saturday afternoon in Barcelona when Race Direction warned thirty riders after a plethora of Moto3 machines were coasting in and around the racing line. Speaking to the riders on Wednesday before free practice started at Assen, race director Mike Webb explained penalties from now on will impact that rider on the weekend of his misdemeanour. If, he said, the offense is repeated throughout the year, an accumulative penalty will be enforced, with stronger implications for the guilty...
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