<p class="title">Italian Moto2 rider Romano Fenati on Monday apologised for his "impulsive" behaviour after being sacked by his Marinelli Snipers Team for grabbing rival Stefano Manzi's brake while riding at a speed of over 200kph during the San Marino motorcycling Grand Prix.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 22-year-old -- who has also been banned for two Grand Prix and could face criminal proceedings -- apologised for his "disgraceful gesture".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Both riders were speeding around the Misano track on Sunday when Fenati -- aboard a Marinelli Snipers-run Kalex bike -- leaned over and pressed Manzi's brake lever. Manzi briefly lost his balance before regaining control of his Suter bike.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati's actions followed Manzi's attempt to overtake him a few laps earlier, with both riders running off the track.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I apologise to the world of sport. This morning, with a lucid mind, I wish it had just been a bad dream," Fenati said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I made a disgraceful gesture, I was not a man! A man would have finished the race and then he would have gone to race direction to try and get some justice for the preceding incident.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I shouldn't have reacted to provocation," continued Fenati.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"A horrible image of me and of the sport has come out. I'm not like that, people who know me well know that!</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In my career, I've always been a fair rider. Last year I was one of the few who was not penalised, I have never put someone else's life in jeopardy, on the contrary, I have always maintained that there are riders on the track who are dangerous because of their riding style."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added: "It's true, unfortunately I have an impulsive character, but my intention was certainly not to hurt a rider like me, rather I wanted to make him understand that what he was doing was dangerous and how I could also have done something similar to what he did to me!</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I just want to apologise to everyone. Now I will have time to reflect and clear my head."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati's team had early confirmed they were severing his contract "for his unsporting, dangerous and damaging conduct for the image of all".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"With extreme regret, we have to note that his irresponsible act endangered the life of another rider and can't be apologised for in any way," the team said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The rider, from this moment, will not participate in any more races with the Marinelli Snipers team."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati also lost his ride next season with he has lost his ride at Forward Racing, which will run in partnership with Italian manufacturer MV Agusta.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Our sport is already extremely dangerous, and any act which increases the risks involved for the riders is intolerable," Forward Racing owner Giovanni Cuzari said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We cannot accept behaviour of this type from one of our future riders."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Giovanni Castiglioni, president of MV Agusta, said: "In all my years of watching sport, I have never seen behaviour as dangerous as this. A rider who can act like this can never represent the values of our company, and our brand."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati also made headlines for kicking out at Finnish rider Niklas Ajo during the Moto3 warm-up at the 2015 Argentinian Grand Prix.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was dropped for disciplinary reasons during the 2016 season by the Sky Racing Team VR46, owned by Italian motorcycling star Valentino Rossi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm sorry," said Rossi. "We had focused a lot on Romano, but we couldn't handle him. It ended in failure."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Manzi was also penalised and will start six places back on the grid for the next Grand Prix in Aragon, Spain on September 23.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't know how I managed to stay up," said Manzi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's difficult to forgive a gesture like that, where an opponent tries to kill a rival at over 200km per hour."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati was 19th in the Moto2 standings with 14 points.</p>
<p class="title">Italian Moto2 rider Romano Fenati on Monday apologised for his "impulsive" behaviour after being sacked by his Marinelli Snipers Team for grabbing rival Stefano Manzi's brake while riding at a speed of over 200kph during the San Marino motorcycling Grand Prix.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 22-year-old -- who has also been banned for two Grand Prix and could face criminal proceedings -- apologised for his "disgraceful gesture".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Both riders were speeding around the Misano track on Sunday when Fenati -- aboard a Marinelli Snipers-run Kalex bike -- leaned over and pressed Manzi's brake lever. Manzi briefly lost his balance before regaining control of his Suter bike.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati's actions followed Manzi's attempt to overtake him a few laps earlier, with both riders running off the track.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I apologise to the world of sport. This morning, with a lucid mind, I wish it had just been a bad dream," Fenati said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I made a disgraceful gesture, I was not a man! A man would have finished the race and then he would have gone to race direction to try and get some justice for the preceding incident.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I shouldn't have reacted to provocation," continued Fenati.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"A horrible image of me and of the sport has come out. I'm not like that, people who know me well know that!</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In my career, I've always been a fair rider. Last year I was one of the few who was not penalised, I have never put someone else's life in jeopardy, on the contrary, I have always maintained that there are riders on the track who are dangerous because of their riding style."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added: "It's true, unfortunately I have an impulsive character, but my intention was certainly not to hurt a rider like me, rather I wanted to make him understand that what he was doing was dangerous and how I could also have done something similar to what he did to me!</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I just want to apologise to everyone. Now I will have time to reflect and clear my head."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati's team had early confirmed they were severing his contract "for his unsporting, dangerous and damaging conduct for the image of all".</p>.<p class="bodytext">"With extreme regret, we have to note that his irresponsible act endangered the life of another rider and can't be apologised for in any way," the team said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The rider, from this moment, will not participate in any more races with the Marinelli Snipers team."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati also lost his ride next season with he has lost his ride at Forward Racing, which will run in partnership with Italian manufacturer MV Agusta.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Our sport is already extremely dangerous, and any act which increases the risks involved for the riders is intolerable," Forward Racing owner Giovanni Cuzari said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We cannot accept behaviour of this type from one of our future riders."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Giovanni Castiglioni, president of MV Agusta, said: "In all my years of watching sport, I have never seen behaviour as dangerous as this. A rider who can act like this can never represent the values of our company, and our brand."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati also made headlines for kicking out at Finnish rider Niklas Ajo during the Moto3 warm-up at the 2015 Argentinian Grand Prix.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was dropped for disciplinary reasons during the 2016 season by the Sky Racing Team VR46, owned by Italian motorcycling star Valentino Rossi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm sorry," said Rossi. "We had focused a lot on Romano, but we couldn't handle him. It ended in failure."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Manzi was also penalised and will start six places back on the grid for the next Grand Prix in Aragon, Spain on September 23.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't know how I managed to stay up," said Manzi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's difficult to forgive a gesture like that, where an opponent tries to kill a rival at over 200km per hour."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fenati was 19th in the Moto2 standings with 14 points.</p>