Oliveira likely handed first penalty of 2024 MotoGP season

The Portuguese rider ran into the back of fellow Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro at Turn 6 on the opening lap of the sprint in Qatar on Saturday.Oliveira suffered a broken right scapula in his shoulder in the crash and has been ruled out of this evening’s Qatar GP.Espargaro fractured his leg in the incident, but has been cleared to race on Sunday. He will start 16th after a grid penalty for …Keep reading