Bernie Ecclestone claims that Valentino Rossi would have been “disqualified for sure” if the controversial clash between the Italian and Marc Marquez at Sepang had taken place in Formula 1. Rossi and Marquez came to blows at Turn 14 during the Malaysian race as Rossi tried to run his rival out wide, making contact and causing Marquez to crash. He was handed three penalty points for his part in the incident, relegating him to the back of the grid for the Valencia finale, but was able to keep his points for finishing third. Ecclestone thinks that MotoGP race direction was not harsh enough to Rossi, and says that the 36-year-old would have been shown the black flag had such an incident...
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