Thank you to everybody who is coming forward to join this gathering petition to have the penalty decision reversed. 150,000 people in under 24 hours is a fantastic show of feeling from all around the globe. This isn't about being a Valentino fan, it is about fans getting a clean championship. Thank you - and please keep sharing! A quote from Massimo Meregalli – Yamaha MotoGP Team Director “It‘s a shame to see such a beautiful championship, that was supposed to result in one of the most exciting battles between the two Yamaha riders, be affected and almost compromised by another rider. We should be here today dealing with Jorge‘s amazing performance on track and his second place, as well as another thrilling battle among top riders but unfortunately this is not the case. We made an appeal to the FIM stewards against the penalty issued by the Race Direction because whilst we respect the infringement, we felt 3 penalty points were too harsh. We have since heard that the appeal has been rejected.”