Snipers pull the trigger on Fenati

– Moto2 rider Romano Fenati has been sacked by his Marinelli Snipers Team yesterday for grabbing Italian rival Stefano Manzi’s brake during the San Marino motorcycling Grand Prix.

The team said in a statement they were cancelling Fenati’s contract “for his unsporting, dangerous and damaging conduct”.

Both riders were competing at high speed around the Misano track on Sunday when 22-year-old Fenati, riding a Kalex, leaned over and pressed Manzi’s brake lever. Manzi briefly lost his balance before regaining control of his Suter bike.

“The Marinelli Snipers Team shall terminate the contract with the rider Romano Fenati, from now on, for his unsporting, dangerous and damaging conduct for the image of all,” the team’s statement read. –