Aprilia CEO Rivola Explains Bezzecchi's Conduct and the Reason for the Appeal

The explanation about stones flying up really gets across a danger level you wouldn't grasp from the footage alone.

Feels unusual for the CEO to comment directly — must mean it's that serious a matter.

Tough spot for Aprilia too — they have to protect their rider while still acknowledging the discipline.

The key point here is that the appeal was about questioning consistency with past precedent.

Rivola's way of explaining the situation while still accepting the zero-tolerance penalty feels like a smart middle ground.

The description of stones flying up from a spinning tire at 165km/h — it clearly was a genuinely dangerous situation.