The tensions within the MotoGP paddock towards the race marshals have never been so strong. At the beginning of the season it was mainly the drivers who targeted the stewards in charge of evaluating the correctness of the maneuvers performed on the track during the race weekends, accusing the judges of “poor consistency“. This in particular occurred after the events in Barcelona, following the accident that involved Nakagami, Rins and Bagnaia at the first corner. The sanction imposed a Fabio Quartararo after the Assen accident, in which the Frenchman inadvertently hit Aleix Espargarò’s Aprilia after an erroneous overtaking attempt in turn 5, however, he unleashed the fury of the Yamaha. The reigning world champion was in fact punished with a long lap penalty to be served in the next Silverstone race.
Since Sunday, the Japanese manufacturer has not lost an opportunity to challenge the work of the Dutch commissioners: the first to speak was Maio Meregalli, then Quartararo himself intervened directly via social networks. Finally, today was the day of the hardest protest: the one that arrived, even through official press releaseby the boss of the official Yamaha team, Lin Jarvis. The position taken by the Iwata team principal is very clear and intervenes not only on the specific facts of Assen, but also on the more complex question of the inappellability of the decisions taken by the stewards. “Fabio Quartararo, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team and Yamaha have always fought for fairness and sportiness in MotoGP. We are disappointed to see the inequality with which sanctions are applied by the stewards of the FIM MotoGP “we read in the incipit of the press release.
Yamaha then goes into detail on the many elements of this story that have not convinced it: “Although Quartararo admitted he made a mistake at Turn 5 of the TT Circuit Assen on lap five, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP considers him a race accident. Quartararo has a reputation for being a clean driver with no accident history. It was an honest mistake, with no malicious intent. The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP acknowledges that Aleix Espargaró’s race was compromised, but the severity of the impact is a matter of conjecture. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP believes that the FIM college of sporting commissioners is measuring the severity of race accidents with inconsistent and subjective standardsthe“.
“The inconsistency with which the sanctions are applied by the FIM MotoGP Stewards during the 2022 season damages the fairness of MotoGP and the trust in the jurisdiction of the Stewards. There have been at least three other more serious race accidents in the MotoGP class (with consequent withdrawal of the riders from the race and / or injuries) which went unpunished “ it still reads. Harsh accusations, explicit and above all entrusted to an official document, which has much more weight than what may be an interview released to the press. But the dispute from Jarvis and the whole Japanese team does not stop there. In fact, the statement revealed the attempt made by Yamaha for appeal this decision in every possible location.
“We wanted to appeal to the Stewards’ decision taken on Sunday at the Assen circuit – concluded the Yamaha team principal – but this type of sanction cannot be discussed or appealed. We therefore wanted to raise the issue, as a matter of principle, with the TAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport), but even this type of sanction cannot be appealed. It is precisely for these reasons that correct, balanced and coherent decisions should be taken in the first place by the Stewards and carried out in correct and reasonable times.“.
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