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Marco Bezzecchi banned from Czech MotoGP race after slapping track marshal
Italian apologises for incident in Saturday sprint race
TL;DR
- Marco Bezzecchi banned from Czech GP for slapping a track marshal.
- Bezzecchi crashed in Saturday's sprint and confronted a marshal.
- The FIM MotoGP Stewards ruled Bezzecchi's actions were 'prejudicial to the interests of the sport.'
- Aprilia's appeal against the ban was upheld.
- Bezzecchi apologized for his behavior, acknowledging the sacrifices of marshals.
- Marc Marquez won the Czech GP.
- Bezzecchi maintains his lead in the overall standings despite the ban.