Marco Bezzecchi banned from Czech MotoGP race after slapping track steward

MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi, a 27-year-old Italian riding for Aprilia Racing, was banned from Sunday's Czech Grand Prix after slapping a track steward in the face following a crash during Saturday's sprint race with two laps remaining. Footage showed Bezzecchi running toward the steward, pushing and then slapping him as the official stood over his bike in the gravel. Bezzecchi subsequently apologised 'to the entire MotoGP community' for the incident.