HRC vice-president Shuhei Nakamoto says he believes Marc Marquez did not intentionally slow Valentino Rossi prior to their clash in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rossi was awarded with three penalty points for making contact with Marquez that caused the Spaniard to crash during their battle for third place at Sepang. This resulted in Rossi being sent to the back of the grid for this weekend’s Valencia season finale, although the Italian has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for his punishment to be suspended pending a final ruling. Race direction meanwhile chose not to penalise Marquez, arguing that while his “behaviour was causing problems to Rossi”, there was no...
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