Marco Bezecchi was banned from the race for slapping and shoving Marshall after his crash at Bruno on Saturday, but Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola believes the punishment was too harsh.
Banning of Bezecchi’s race for slapping Marshall It felt like a just punishment considering the gravity and seriousness of the situation.
of The race marshal was doing his job. When he picks up Marco Bezecchi Bicycle. Suddenly, Bezechi turns violent when he restores his bike, which is unacceptable.
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Bezechchi hit Marshall after falling out of the sprint
It was not a good look Aprilia A rider who pretends to be immature. It was inconvenient for the championship leader.
But Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola He believes the punishment doesn’t fit the crime, especially compared to similar situations in the past.
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Massimo Rivola explains why Aprilia is appealing Marco Bezecic’s ‘severe’ penalty in stewards case
Speaking after Speedwick Czech Grand PrixMassimo Rivola was asked why Aprilia decided to appeal Marco Bezecic’s race ban.
While Rivola admitted the penalty was justified, he and Apria Bezecci felt they were being treated more harshly than other drivers after similar incidents in the past.
“There is no question that the punishment was warranted. We also apologize to Marshall. However, the punishment seemed disproportionate to us. I expected a serious punishment like a heavy fine or a gridiron penalty, but not a race ban.”
“In the past, there have been a number of similar situations where threatened drivers lost control – I’m thinking of the incident with Morbidelli and Aleix Espargaro (Note: Silverstone GP 2025).
“At that time, it didn’t produce any results, such severe punishments were not given before. But I want to emphasize again: we accept this. There is no tolerance for this kind of behavior.
We have to distinguish – the first attempt at editing where Marco tries to ‘save’ the bike after the accident makes perfect sense to me. Anything that comes after that is unacceptable.
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It was the fourth crash in nine Sprints for an Aprilia rider in 2026 at Brno.
Massimo Rivola says Marco Bezecchi’s reaction was ‘unacceptable’ despite penalty disappointment.
In a separate interview with AsRivola admitted that while Bezecchi was right to be upset, the way he responded to the case was totally unacceptable.
“Yes, the truth is, if you look at the pictures, he was not walking calmly (in quotes), he started running when he saw the engine rev hitting the controller, because the wheel was spinning at exactly 165 kilometers per hour.
“So, if the marshal had picked up the engine, where would we have picked up the engine… Other than that, the signal is unacceptable; that’s all.”
“His response was, ‘What’s happening to my motorcycle?’ When he thinks, it is normal for the observer to know that there is a dangerous situation. But I repeat, the response is unacceptable.
Bezchichi’s response showed a lack of maturity.Something he could afford to chase his first MotoGP World Championship.
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