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Rossi loses CAS case, to start last
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport yesterday dismissed an appeal by Italy’s Valentino Rossi, former MotoGP world champion, to set aside his punishment over the ‘Marquez-kick’ incident.
During the October 25 Malaysia Grand Prix, race officials found that Yamaha’s Rossi deliberately ran wide, resulting in contact with Honda’s Marc Marquez, who fell off his bike.
The championship leader appealed a three-point penalty that forced him to start from the back of the grid in Sunday’s race in Valencia.
He now faces an uphill task to protect a slender seven-point lead over Spanish Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo, as they come to the final race of the season, with defending champion Marquez out of the running.
“The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Valentino Rossi’s request to stay the execution of the decision issued by the (international motorcycle federation) on 25 October 2015,” a decision from the Lausanne-based tribunal said.
The Italian motorcycling legend’s actions have sparked outrage in Marquez’s home country of Spain. But Rossi denies kicking Marquez, claiming instead that he is the victim of a Spanish plot.
Honda has insisted that Rossi’s kick was deliberate, claiming their technical data proves Rossi kicked Marquez’s machine.
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