while another after that will see him risk a race ban<\/a>.<\/p>\nSince then, Morbidelli has avoided drawing sanctions from the stewards, though his aggressive riding has remained in the spotlight.<\/p>\n
On Saturday at the Portuguese Grand Prix, he sat up Miguel Oliveira during a flying lap, which was investigated by the stewards, but no action was taken.<\/p>\n
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The incident drew criticism on social media, though, with Morbidelli defending his riding.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand that I am under the magnifying glass, because I have gone to the stewards many times,\u201d he is reported by GPOne as saying.<\/p>\n
\u201cEither for obstructing someone or for [aggressive] overtaking. The biggest mistake I can think of is the one on Maverick [Vinales, at Mugello].<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t remember any others.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are other riders, whose names I won\u2019t mention, who have been involved in race incidents more than me this year and have been penalised more than me, just for race incidents.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHowever, for some reason, I am put in the spotlight from the point of view of pictures and their transfer to social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, I accept that. There are things that are much more serious than overtaking on the limit and things that are more important for me as well that I need to work on and focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI am not one of the softer riders, but one of the more aggressive ones: if there is a battle, I get into it, because I have a lot of fun.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m not dangerous and I\u2019m not bad. As I said, I\u2019ve had fewer race-sanctioned incidents than other guys who race here, and then I simply don\u2019t think I\u2019m a bad guy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here doing my favourite sport and I don\u2019t want to hurt anyone. I just try to get as far ahead as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n
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