Race director Mike Webb has explained why some jump-start penalties took much longer to be issued than others, during Sunday's season-opening Qatar Moto2 Grand Prix. No less than eight riders, including numerous race favourites, were punished for jumping the start. Ride-through penalties for Alex Rins, Johann Zarco, Sam Lowes, Marcel Schrotter, Robin Mulhauser and Takaaki Nakagami were given within five minutes. However Franco Morbidelli and Sandro Cortese didn't receive notification until the end of the race. Both were then given a 20-second time penalty, which was most significant for Morbidelli, who had battled Thomas Luthi for victory throughout the race and was demoted from second to...
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