We love The Doctor but this is way out of line.
Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP title hopes have suffered a huge blow – of his own making – after he was penalised for KICKING a rival rider off his bike during the Malaysian Grand Prix.
A bad-tempered rivalry has developed between the Italian superstar and Spaniard Marc Marquez and Rossi allowed his frustrations get the better of him at this morning’s race in Sepang.
Following an overtaking manoeuvre by the Yamaha rider, Marquez drew back alongside, only for Rossi to stick out a leg and appear to shove Marquez off his bike and onto the track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaWhYB5XT0
Fortunately, Marquez was unhurt, but Rossi’s bid for a seventh MotoGP title has been severely damaged after officials forced him to start the season’s final race at the back of the grid and also handed him three penalty points on his racing licence.
Yamaha are appealing the sanctions, while Rossi himself blamed Marquez for the clash.
"His handlebar touched my foot and my foot slipped off, a bike can't crash only with a touch" – @ValeYellow46 explains the #SepangClash
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 25, 2015
Rossi leads team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who finished second in Malaysia and reportedly burst into Rossi’s discipinary hearing to demand his disqualification, by just seven points and now needs to finish second in Spain in two weeks’ time to be sure of winning the title.
