Just to speak with my opinions, I am very glad to hear the FIM gave Marquez the penalty. He definitely was being a irresponsible jack ass. The speed difference between Marquez and both other riders that were in front of him makes it very apparent to me and I'm shocked that his team tried to appeal the decision. WTF!!! The checkered flag means the racing is done. Not, get another good lap in just to make sure. Having missed seeing a flag before on the track, I can understand if possibly he wasn't completely aware but that is nobody's fault but his own and should have accepted the penalty without further question. It would be interesting to know if that was the case or what else was going through Marc's head just prior to the incident.
Here is the exact wording from the MotoGP site:
"Team Catalunya Caixa Repsol rider Marc Márquez will have one minute added onto his best lap time in Saturday’s qualifying session at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix, after being penalised by Race Direction for an incident involving Ratthapark Wilairot during the Friday morning practice session at Phillip Island.
Márquez and Wilairot collided at the end of the session once the chequered flag had been passed by both riders, in an incident in which Márquez crashed into the back of the Thai rider. After reviewing the incident Race Direction decided to hand Márquez the one-minute penalty.
In a statement the FIM said that Márquez had ridden in “an irresponsible manner, causing danger to Wilairot which is an infringement of Article 1.21.2 of the 2011 FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations”.
An appeal was lodged by Márquez’s team, following which FIM Stewards confirmed the decision of Race Direction. The decision of the FIM Stewards is final."
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