**Aleix Espargaro Challenges Stewards’ Consistency After Unpunished Miller Pile-Up at Indonesian GP**

Aleix Espargaro raises concerns over the consistency of penalties in MotoGP following a collision involving Miller. "I’m not concerned. I don’t hold Jack responsible…"

Aleix Espargaro stated that he is indifferent to the fact that Jack Miller did not receive a penalty for causing a first-lap crash during the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix. However, he has raised concerns about the consistency of penalties.

The Aprilia rider was involved in a crash at Turn 3 during the first lap of Sunday's Indonesian Grand Prix. This incident, caused by Miller's fall, also took down Alex Marquez and Luca Marini.

The stewards looked into the incident, but they decided not to take any additional measures, allowing Miller to avoid any penalties.

During the previous Moto2 race, Zonta van den Goorbergh received a penalty consisting of two long laps due to a collision with Jaume Masia at Turn 1, which caused the Spanish rider to crash.

Espargaro is unconcerned about the incident but has raised questions about why van den Goorbergh received a penalty for what he considered "a normal touch in corner one," while Miller faced no consequences for a similar action.

"It's never easy," he started.

"For instance, I witnessed the ruling involving Zonta and Masia in Moto2."

"The officials handed out a long lap penalty due to Masia's crash. However, from my perspective, it was just a regular contact at the first corner."

"Why was he given a double long lap penalty while we weren’t? It doesn’t matter to me."

"I don't hold Jack responsible. These things occur. On the first lap, he clearly took significant risks."

"This is why you might understand the decision; the helicopter view clearly shows he was well off the line. However, it's part of racing, and such things can occur."

Miller accepted the stewards' ruling and admitted that the accident was his fault.

According to Alex Marquez, he also did not harbor any negative feelings towards the KTM rider.

"I don't have much to comment on since I didn't witness the accident," he mentioned.

“Bikes collided with my rear end – I believe Miller's KTM was one of them.”

"Perhaps he entered that location too confidently, applied the brakes, and ended up losing control of the front."

"This is a common occurrence. Each racer is eager to regain their position quickly, particularly on this circuit where the front tire heats up and passing becomes challenging."

"There's really not much to talk about. It was a weekend best left behind."

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