Bastianini admits he deliberately ignored Barcelona MotoGP penalty orders

The factory Ducati rider was battling with Gresini’s Alex Marquez at the outer reaches of the top 10 in Sunday’s 24-lap Catalan GP when he was forced wide at Turn 1.Bastianini ran through the run-off area at Turns 1-2, with riders meant to demonstrate that they have lost at least a second in lap time to escape punishment.The stewards handed Bastianini – who was expecting Marquez to have to …Keep reading