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Martin ‘satisfied’ with COTA top five, but long-lap penalty ‘a bit unfair’

Jorge Martin loses out on what could have been a fourth MotoGP podium after suffering a long-lap penalty at COTA.  Crash MotoGP Podcast - Click here to listen to Keith Huewen, Harry Benjamin and our own Pete McLaren talk MotoGP The MotoGP rookie, winner of the Styrian Grand Prix, was on course for third place before a near highside saw him run off track at turn three. Martin’s initial mistake allowed fellow Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia to close in, before Martin slowed further to avoid gaining an advantage which brought Bagnaia from over a second behind to just half a second.  Still, race direction decided to give Martin a penalty which cost him any chance of competing for a deserved...
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