Marquez Faces Long Lap Penalty in Austin GP

0:00It's March 29th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is F1 News today, AI-powered updates on your squad. Mark Marquez just got hit with a long lap penalty for that wild opening lap crash in the US Grand Prix sprint at Austin. He was gunning to snatch third from Fabio D. Jean Antonio at turn 12, but couldn't break in time, wiping them both out on the track. The stewards pinned it on Marquez for causing the crash, calling it a breach of the rules on that first lap. As his first offense this season, he'll have to take the long lap early in Sunday's main Grand Prix race. This beef between Marquez and D. Jean Antonio goes back to Brazil, where they traded blows. Marquez denied him a sprint win, but D. Jean Antonio fired. Back for a third in the Grand Prix, Marquez limped to 17th a lap down while D. Jean Antonio pulled out after remounting. Meanwhile, Pedro Acosta dropped his podium after failing minimum tire pressure rules in the sprint. Eight seconds added, bumped him to eighth. That handed third to Naya Bustianini, behind winner Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaya.

1:05With Pinotes locked in, Sunday's Grand Prix at Austin shapes of tenths. Marquez fights from the back and the field eyes those championship points.