Enea Bastianini experienced a nightmare weekend at Le Mans: penalties, crashes, and a Silverstone race already (partly) compromised.
“Enter, wreck, leave, bye” — as the saying goes. Unfortunately for Enea, the “wreck” wasn’t a good thing: Le Mans was probably the worst race of his entire career, and Bastianini is certainly a rider who doesn’t belong at the back of the pack.
The results so far this season are disastrous — partly due to a bike that hasn’t been up to par. Bastianini currently sits 15th in the standings and is the last among the KTM riders on the grid, with just 31 points from 6 races and 6 Sprints.
Bastianini, a HORROR Sunday!
Let’s take a look at Enea’s nightmare weekend on the French track:
14:11.31 – Exits pit lane for the warm-up lap after switching to the bike with dry tyres.
14:13.52 – Crashes, taking down Pecco Bagnaia and Joan Mir and forcing Johann Zarco off-track.
14:14.17 – Gets back on track.
14:16.33 – Receives a double long lap penalty for changing bikes during the sighting lap.
14:18.02 – Completes the first long lap penalty.
14:19.42 – Completes the second long lap penalty.
14:22.21 – Crashes again.
14:22.50 – Rejoins the race.
14:24.42 – Enters pit lane to switch bikes.
14:25.11 – Back on track.
14:30.54 – Receives another double long lap penalty for speeding in pit lane.
14:34.49 – Completes the first penalty.
14:35.30 – Completes the second penalty.
After the race – Another long lap penalty handed out, this time for the Silverstone GP, due to the contact at the race start.
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