MotoGP – FIM withdraws international license from Romano Fenati –

FIM withdraws international license from Romano Fenati

MotoGP - FIM withdraws international license from Romano Fenati -

The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) as expected heard Romano Fenati about his crazy gesture committed during the GP of San Marino (Italy), when he voluntarily applied the front brake of Stefano Manzi… Unsurprisingly, his international license was withdrawn for the remainder of the 2018 season..

The descent into hell continues for Romano Fenati: the former member of the Marinelli Snipers team in Moto2 was auditioned on Tuesday by the FIM, which decided to withdraw his international license for 2018. This strong – but predictable – sanction occurs after Fenati applied Manzi’s front brake in the middle of a straight line during the .

  • MNC of September 10, 2018 : Fenati apologizes and admits his gesture is unjustifiable
  • MNC of September 10, 2018 :
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The Italian driver was immediately sanctioned with a black flag, then excluded for the next two races. Unwilling to be associated with this deplorable image, his team quickly kicked it out before being emulated by his future team, Forwards MV Agusta. His prospects of remaining in motorcycle sport were further reduced when the Italian Motorcycling Federation (IMF) withdrew his national license, so much so that Fenati made known his intention to resume his studies….

However, the International Motorcycling Federation had summoned him to the headquarters in Mies (Switzerland), in order to hear his arguments face to face and decide on the follow-up to be given at the international level. Fenati, accompanied by his legal representative, appeared before FIM President Vito Ippolito and Richard Perret, Deputy General Manager and Legal Director.

  • MNC of September 12, 2018: 

The FIM leaders wanted to make Fenati understand "the importance that sport brings to fair play and above all to the safety of its drivers". Aware of the fact that top-level pilots are under great pressure – "on and off the track", specifies the Federation -, Ippolito and Perret nevertheless insisted on "the influence they had on the fans and young people".

MotoGP - FIM withdraws international license from Romano Fenati -

FIM representatives therefore reminded Fenati "of his responsibility to set a good example in the future", before withdrawing his license "until the end of the year". The transalpine, treated by some as a real murderer but, will be able to apply for a license in 2019, which will be – or not – granted "subject to the conditions set out in the regulations", cautiously indicates the FIM…

The handlebars of Romano Fenati in the Marinelli Snippers team go to Xavi Cardelus, currently a Spanish Moto2 rider. The Spanish rider makes his world championship debut this weekend during the .

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