Yamaha man Locatelli caused a stir before the start of Saturday’s opener when he appeared to miss his braking point for Turn 1, cutting right across the bows of his teammate Toprak Razgatlioglu, as well as Jonathan Rea and Rinaldi, as he took to the escape road.
It was Rinaldi who was the most aggrieved by his compatriot’s actions, his frustration compounded when he found himself elbowed aside by a fast-starting Locatelli at Turn 2 once the race itself had begun.
