{"id":2037346,"date":"2026-07-10T17:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037346"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:11:23","slug":"my-100-is-slower-than-pedro-franco-morbidelli-responds-to-germany-motogp-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037346","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My 100% is slower than Pedro\u2019 &#8211; Franco Morbidelli responds to Germany MotoGP penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>\u2018My 100% is slower than Pedro\u2019 &#8211; Franco Morbidelli responds to Germany MotoGP penalty<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli insists he was pushing at the point he was given a penalty for impeding in Germany MotoGP practice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Duncan <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-10T18:11:23+01:00\">10 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli insists he was \u201cflat out\u201d when he was penalised for impeding Pedro Acosta in MotoGP German Grand Prix practice, and that his \u201c100% is slower than Pedro\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The VR46 Ducati rider has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday\u2019s German Grand Prix after he was found to have impeded Pedro Acosta during Friday afternoon\u2019s Practice.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at Turn 7 when Franco Morbidelli was on an out-lap, and he appears to check up going into the corner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This forces Acosta to abandon his flying lap.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201cI was doing my job\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>But Morbidelli insists he was pushing to fully at that moment, though this was clearly \u201cslower\u201d than what Acosta was able to do.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah, 39 minutes from the end,\u201d he said when asked about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was coming out from the pit box, and I was pushing, I was doing my job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd my 100% is slower than Pedro&#8217;s. You know Pedro is unbelievably fast. So, my 100% in that out lap was slower than Pedro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for some reason\u2026 I mean, I impeded him. But I can assure you that I was pushing 100%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I was in sector two, coming out from the pit box. But if you check out my lap charts, they are spot on.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-245cce77c4c156c05476b62f0340f0c04d46cb17fb7128f8652b10204965a492\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Franco Morbidelli gets another impeding penalty after Germany MotoGP incident<\/li>\n<li>2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Practice today: Start times and how to watch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m pushing every lap, and I&#8217;m doing the maximum that I can in every lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I came out from the pit box, and I was pushing flat out. And he was coming faster than me. And I got penalised for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is Morbidelli\u2019s second impeding penalty in as many rounds, following a similar incident with Enea Bastianini at Assen.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou can slow down if somebody is coming,\u201d he added when asked if tyre warm-up was a consideration.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut the fact is that I was pushing flat out. And he was coming hotter. Probably in that run, he was faster than me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut what do you want me to say? I was pushing flat out. I mean, something that&#8217;s impeding is probably when we&#8217;re cruising around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the case in Assen, and I made a mistake. I was frustrated, and I was too frustrated with my lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I had an episode like that in the previous lap with another rider. So I was really angry, and in that lap, I slowed down and didn&#8217;t give a damn about what was happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd actually, Enea was coming hot, and I made a mistake, and that wasn&#8217;t me. 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Marc Marquez \u201cnot the fastest\u201d in Germany MotoGP practice<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1783699108\"> 3h ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331459_hires.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=1:1 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli insists he was pushing at the point he was given a penalty for impeding in Germany MotoGP practice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli insists he was \u201cflat out\u201d when he was penalised for impeding Pedro Acosta in MotoGP German Grand Prix practice, and that his \u201c100% is slower than Pedro\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The VR46 Ducati rider has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday\u2019s German Grand Prix after he was found to have impeded Pedro Acosta during Friday afternoon\u2019s Practice.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at Turn 7 when Franco Morbidelli was on an out-lap, and he appears to check up going into the corner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This forces Acosta to abandon his flying lap.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201cI was doing my job\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>But Morbidelli insists he was pushing to fully at that moment, though this was clearly \u201cslower\u201d than what Acosta was able to do.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah, 39 minutes from the end,\u201d he said when asked about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was coming out from the pit box, and I was pushing, I was doing my job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd my 100% is slower than Pedro&#8217;s. You know Pedro is unbelievably fast. So, my 100% in that out lap was slower than Pedro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for some reason\u2026 I mean, I impeded him. But I can assure you that I was pushing 100%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I was in sector two, coming out from the pit box. But if you check out my lap charts, they are spot on.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-245cce77c4c156c05476b62f0340f0c04d46cb17fb7128f8652b10204965a492\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Franco Morbidelli gets another impeding penalty after Germany MotoGP incident<\/li>\n<li>2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Practice today: Start times and how to watch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m pushing every lap, and I&#8217;m doing the maximum that I can in every lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I came out from the pit box, and I was pushing flat out. And he was coming faster than me. And I got penalised for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is Morbidelli\u2019s second impeding penalty in as many rounds, following a similar incident with Enea Bastianini at Assen.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou can slow down if somebody is coming,\u201d he added when asked if tyre warm-up was a consideration.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut the fact is that I was pushing flat out. And he was coming hotter. Probably in that run, he was faster than me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut what do you want me to say? I was pushing flat out. I mean, something that&#8217;s impeding is probably when we&#8217;re cruising around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the case in Assen, and I made a mistake. I was frustrated, and I was too frustrated with my lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I had an episode like that in the previous lap with another rider. So I was really angry, and in that lap, I slowed down and didn&#8217;t give a damn about what was happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd actually, Enea was coming hot, and I made a mistake, and that wasn&#8217;t me. But this time, I was pushing flat out.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest MotoGP talking points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Franco Morbidelli insists he was \u201cflat out\u201d when he was penalised for impeding Pedro Acosta in MotoGP German Grand Prix practice, and that his \u201c100% is slower than Pedro\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The VR46 Ducati rider has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday\u2019s German Grand Prix after he was found to have impeded Pedro Acosta during Friday afternoon\u2019s Practice.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at Turn 7 when Franco Morbidelli was on an out-lap, and he appears to check up going into the corner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"placeholder embed x\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This forces Acosta to abandon his flying lap.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201cI was doing my job\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>But Morbidelli insists he was pushing to fully at that moment, though this was clearly \u201cslower\u201d than what Acosta was able to do.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah, 39 minutes from the end,\u201d he said when asked about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was coming out from the pit box, and I was pushing, I was doing my job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd my 100% is slower than Pedro&#8217;s. You know Pedro is unbelievably fast. So, my 100% in that out lap was slower than Pedro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for some reason\u2026 I mean, I impeded him. But I can assure you that I was pushing 100%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I was in sector two, coming out from the pit box. But if you check out my lap charts, they are spot on.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-245cce77c4c156c05476b62f0340f0c04d46cb17fb7128f8652b10204965a492\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Franco Morbidelli gets another impeding penalty after Germany MotoGP incident<\/li>\n<li>2026 Sachsenring MotoGP Practice today: Start times and how to watch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m pushing every lap, and I&#8217;m doing the maximum that I can in every lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I came out from the pit box, and I was pushing flat out. And he was coming faster than me. And I got penalised for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is Morbidelli\u2019s second impeding penalty in as many rounds, following a similar incident with Enea Bastianini at Assen.<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331196_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2026 German MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou can slow down if somebody is coming,\u201d he added when asked if tyre warm-up was a consideration.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBut the fact is that I was pushing flat out. And he was coming hotter. Probably in that run, he was faster than me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut what do you want me to say? I was pushing flat out. I mean, something that&#8217;s impeding is probably when we&#8217;re cruising around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the case in Assen, and I made a mistake. I was frustrated, and I was too frustrated with my lap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I had an episode like that in the previous lap with another rider. So I was really angry, and in that lap, I slowed down and didn&#8217;t give a damn about what was happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd actually, Enea was coming hot, and I made a mistake, and that wasn&#8217;t me. But this time, I was pushing flat out.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest MotoGP talking points<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1100637\/1\/my-100-slower-pedro-franco-morbidelli-responds-germany-motogp-penalty&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/gng_1331592_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] \u2018My 100% is slower than Pedro\u2019 &#8211; Franco Morbidelli responds to Germany MotoGP penalty Franco Morbidelli insists he was pushing at the point he was given a penalty for impeding in Germany MotoGP practice Lewis Duncan 10 Jul 2026 Share Franco Morbidelli, VR46 Ducati, 2026 German MotoGP \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose Prefer Crash.Net [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[47,226],"class_list":["post-2037346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crash-net","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2037346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037346\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2037346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2037346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2037346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}