Romano Fenati’s Snipers Marinelli team have admitted their rider’s actions today were ‘unforgiveable’ and fully accept the two-race ban imposed by race direction after the Misano MotoGP race.
After a dust-up with Stefano Manzi, who races with the Forward team Fenati will join in 2019, the Italian tried to pull on his opponents’ front brake lever, a move acccording to Cal Crutchlow should have seen him banned for life.
The team has issued this statement:
We agree. It’s unforgiveable. A serious reaction mistake, worldwide broadcasted. Clear that, if also Manzi has been punished, there is a motivation but this is not a justification. The team dissociates itself from what happened today with his Moto2 rider and apologizes with the sport world for the bad example, with the sponsors for the image given, with the supporters for the disappointment.
For those asking what we will do, we answer that we take note of the disqualification, for 2 races, of our rider. We accepted it immediately. We thank the Race Direction for the professional way with which it faced the situation. We thank the Forward Racing Team for its cooperation.
Ironically, the Forward Team will be Romano new team for the next year and we all want to cancel this episode soon. The rider has now to understand his mistake and restart from this episode to build a new image and come back on track with dignity.