Valentino Rossi held his hands up and admitted he 'made a mistake' after impeding team-mate Jorge Lorenzo during final qualifying at Misano. The 36-year-old received a penalty point on his record by Race Direction for 'riding slowly close to the racing line, therefore disturbing another rider on a fast lap'. Riders toting up four points or more over the course of a season are hit with grid penalties and can be banned for accumulating more than 10 points. Lorenzo made his feelings known to Rossi as the Movistar Yamaha riders practiced their starts at the conclusion of Q2, but revealed the Italian had later apologised and said there was no issue. Pole man Lorenzo initially believed he was on...
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