Misano WorldSBK: “They didn’t even listen to my opinion” - Danilo Petrucci hits out at stewards
Petrucci enjoyed his best weekend yet in WorldSBK from a performa🎀nce point of view, however, different circumstances meant the former MotoGP rider failed to deliver the results he should have.
The Italian looked set to challenge Toprak Razgatliꦅoglu for a podium in Race 1 before crashing out at turn eight.
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While iﷺn the Superpole Race, Petrucci made contact with another rider not once, but✅ twice.
The ඣfirst of those came on the opening lap as he hit Aegerter heading into turn two, which then led to Aegerter being shoved into his teammate Gardner.
Both Yamaha riders crashed as a result before Petrucci was handed a Long൲ Lap penalty.
After recovering some of the lost positions, Petrucci then took out Iker Lecuona which resulted in the Honda rider 😼being declared unfit for Race 2.
But Petrucci was adamant that the stewards should have listened to his view on the acciden♚t with Aegerter and Gardner, before coming to their decision.
The Misano round was not the first in which Petrucci felt hard d🍌one by, after being disqualified from Race 1 in Catalunya.
"In the Superpole Race, I didn’t have a good start but I was on the inside at Turn 2 and unfortun💞ately, me and Domi… I was on the inside and he closed the door," said Petrucci.
"It felt like somebod✃y 🗹touched the rear end of my bike but for me the decision of the Stewards is not correct.
"Every time som💫ething happens on the first lap, they always say ‘it’s the first lap and it’s difficult to judge’. Today they were so quick to give me a Long Lap. They didn’t even listen to my opinion.
"They give me a Long Lap in the race, sending me to P10. I don’t think the stewards have been so nice with me this y🌼ear, always in this situation.
"At least we can talk and then give me a penalty at thꩲe end of the race, don’t give me a Long Lap on the second lap.
"For me, it’s not right. On the inside, where can I go? I’m sorry for him and Remy. For m💯e, the FIM Stewards' decis𒁏ion is absolutely wrong."
