Aprilia MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaro has been penalised for cruising on the racing line and impeding Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo during the Sunday morning warm-up session ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix. Lorenzo was up on session pace-setter Andrea Dovizioso three sectors into his final lap, but came up on the cruising RS-GP of Espargaro through the high-speed final corner Turn 14. The Aprilia rider was swiftly handed a three-place grid penalty following a stewards' investigation, dropping him from 16th on the grid to 19th. "During the MotoGP Warm-up of the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, at Turn 14 you were found to be riding in an irresponsible manner being slow on the racing...
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