Espargaro brands British MotoGP long lap penalty loop "a joke"

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Aleix Espargaro says the long lap penalty loop at Silverstone is “a joke” 'If they say it is three seconds, it has to be three seconds everywhere. But [here it's] eight tenths, it’s ridiculous.' MotoGP BritishGP

The Yamaha rider will take the penalty after crashing with Espargaro during the Dutch TT at Assen while trying to overtake his championship rival last time out.

Espargaro said: “It’s a joke. I don’t mean to complain about the long lap because it looks like I’m saying it because my rival has to do a long lap penalty.“We have to be more professional on this. The long lap is a soft penalty, I like this penalty. It’s a show, it’s nice. “Even if it was two seconds, Jack [Miller] proved this year [at Assen] that you can do a long lap and fight for the podium. So, [I] imagine Fabio [can do the same].”The Aprilia rider, who finished fourth at Assen despite the crash, said he “doesn’t think it’s that difficult to make a proper long lap penalty.”“It’s easy to do a long lap penalty, but I don’t know what they did [here at Silverstone].

 

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