Vinales penalty puts Bagnaia on pole for Valencia title showdown
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Vinales was shown the back and orange flag during Sunday morning warm-up after a cloud of smoke was emitted from his Aprilia.While Vinales promptly responded by backing off, pulling wide and looking down at his bike, the smoke had stopped and he appeared to be asking what the flag had been for.The Spaniard then continued to ride the remainder of the lap slowly and off line until he reached the pits.The FIM Stewards have punished Vinales with a three-place grid penalty for “not respecting the black flag with orange disk by not immediately leaving the track”.Has a mechanical problem hit Viñales?The smoke seemed to come from behind ⚠️#ValenciaGP | #PECCOvsMARTIN g4nMPbqA0W— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) November 26, 2023Bagnaia, who starts the race 14 points ahead of Jorge Martin, thus moves to pole position ahead of Johann Zarco, with Jack Miller moving up to the front row in third.Vinales now heads row two in fourth, followed by KTM’s Brad Binder and Pramac Ducati’s Sprint winner Martin.Related Valencia Moto3: Sasaki takes first win of the season in final round Valencia Moto3 Grand Prix, Ricardo Tormo – Race ResultsVinales joined Bagnaia in choosing the medium rear tyre (instead of the soft) for Saturday’s Sprint and – after leading for six laps – dropped back to fourth place, with Bagnaia in fifth.Valencia MotoGP: ResultsValencia Moto2: ResultsValencia Moto3: Results
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