Honda MotoGP rider Joan Mir expressed his dissatisfaction with the penalty given to Marc Marquez after a collision between the two during the Jerez sprint race. Mir believed that the penalty was unfair and inconsistent with previous rulings. Marquez, who had crashed out of the lead, made an aggressive move on Mir in the final corner, causing Mir to drop out of the top 10. Mir was frustrated because he had received a similar penalty last year for a collision with Fabio Quartararo. Mir questioned the decision, asking how it was possible. Marquez admitted fault for the collision but suggested that Mir also played a role in the incident. He compared it to an overtake by Brad Binder on himself, where he yielded to avoid a bigger problem. Mir acknowledged that he was not angry with Marquez but criticized the move and the inconsistency of penalties. He believed that contact during overtakes is acceptable but kicking a rider out of the track is a different matter. Mir also pointed out that Marquez overtook Miguel Oliveira in a similar manner. Oliveira stated that he needed to be faster to prevent Marquez from overtaking him easily.
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