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Marco Bezzechi's one-race ban for striking a track marshal during the Czech Grand Prix sprint race has reset the MotoGP riders' championship calculus, with his 15-point cushion over teammate Jorge Martin now exposed heading into Sunday's main event.
The Aprilia Racing factory rider, who entered the Brno weekend as the riders' standings leader, will sit out the full Grand Prix after stewards ruled against him following an on-camera gravel-trap confrontation.
The penalty carries consequences beyond a single rider's weekend, introducing downside risk to Aprilia's concurrent leads in both the teams' and constructors' championships.
The Incident: Crash, Camera, Stewards Bezzechi lost traction entering a corner on lap eight of the 10-lap sprint race, sliding off the circuit with his machine into the gravel trap.
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