Morbidelli: Espargaro 'has more to be ashamed of than proud' after Qatar MotoGP slap
The pair came together on track at Turn 6 in the early stages of the Qatar weekend’s third practice session on Saturday morning, as Espargaro tried to overtake. Aprilia rider Espargaro gesticulated furiously at Morbidelli and later slapped him on his crash helmet when the latter motioned to him to calm down. Espargaro was given a €10,000 fine and hit with a six-place grid penalty for Sunday’s grand prix, which will put him on the same row of the grid as Morbidelli. But Espargaro may not take part in the race after suffering a suspected fracture in his left leg after an incident in the sprint. Morbidelli feels the FIM stewards’ punishment handed down to Espargaro isn’t strong enough and raged at the clash. “This morning I was having my practice and then Alex Marquez crashed in Turn 2 and there was a yellow flag,” he began. “So, [Jorge] Martin slowed down in front of me. “I slowed down. But, by the time we reached Turn 4, Aleix overtook me. Then I ove...