Romano Fenati was given a two-race suspension for pulling Stefano Manzi’s brake lever during Sunday’s Moto2 in San Marino.
Riders reacted angrily to the incident in which Fenati clearly pulled on Manzi’s brake.
“I think he should never race a motorcycle again,” Britain’s Cal Crutchlow said. “He should have walked back in his garage and his team should have just kicked him straight out the back. You can’t do this to another motorcycle racer. We are risking our lives enough.
“Sure, maybe there was contact before, but there’s contact all the time. To grab the brake lever on the straight – he deserves to just be kicked straight out.”
In the MotoGP, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) finished 2.822secs ahead of the world champion and current overall leader, Marc Márquez (Honda), with Crutchlow (Honda) in third.
The polesitter, Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati), slid out on the penultimate lap after duelling with Márquez. Dovizioso is up to second in the overall standings, with Márquez’s lead having grown to 67 points. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha), who came seventh, is a further three points back in third.
