Marc Marquez: Honda appeals and controversy ensues

Marc Marquez: Honda appeals

The Repsol Honda team has decided to appeal against the sanction imposed on Marc Marquez after what happened on the third lap of the MotoGp Portuguese Grand Prix, when the eight-time world champion, exaggerating a braking move, hit Miguel Oliveira.

The Fim had initially imposed a double long lap penalty on Marc Marquez for the “next Grand Prix,” i.e., the race in Argentina, in which, however, the Catalan rider will not participate because he injured a hand. So the ruling was changed so that the penalty will be applied “in the next race in which he can participate.”

An illegal modification, according to Honda. “In relation to the penalty imposed by the Fim on Marc Marquez for the race incident that occurred at the Portuguese Grand Prix, Team Repsol Honda believes that the modification of the penalty, which consisted of a change in the criteria on when the penalty was to be applied, and that this modification was issued by the Fim two days after the initial penalty was final and definitive, is not in line with the current Fim regulations for the MotoGp World Championship.”

“For this reason, Team Repsol Honda intends to use all possible means of redress offered by the current regulations to defend its rights and legitimate interests, which it believes have been violated as a result of the latest resolution adopted, and in particular it has duly filed an appeal before the Fim Appeals Committee.”