Bagnaia angry, race control apologetic - Thai GP controversy explained

A 'fake' yellow flag and a crucial lap deletion left MotoGP frontrunner Pecco Bagnaia fuming after the opening day of practice in 2025.

Bagnaia missed out on going directly into the Thailand Grand Prix Q2 session tomorrow because he didn't finish in the top 10 in the afternoon practice.

This came after he got badly baulked by his fellow VR46 Academy protege Franco Morbidelli on a final push lap that would've likely guaranteed Bagnaia a top-10 spot.

Bagnaia was incensed with Morbidelli in the moment - but said he was "more angry at the race direction than what happened with Franky".

His media debrief had been rescheduled and he apologised for being late when it began by saying "sorry, I was arguing".