The Moto3 team member who was seen repeatedly assaulting British rider Tom Booth-Amos has been fired following an investigation by FIM and Dorna.
During the Thailand Grand Prix weekend, video footage emerged on social media showing a mechanic from the CIP Moto3 team repeatedly assaulting Booth-Amos at the Buriram circuit in 2019.
The mechanic, who has not been officially identified but is widely known to be John McPhee’s crew chief at the Max Racing Team Maurizio Cambarau. A statement from the FIM read: “Following the recently published images regarding an incident that occurred at the 2019 Thai GP involving a dispute between a Moto3 rider and a member of his team, who is seen physically assaulting him:
“The team has decided to terminate the employment of this staff member, who will not be returning to work for them after the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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