What a d***head move. Apparently they were going around 130 mph at the time. This isn't the first time he pulled off a stunt like this either. Some people have no idea how to compete in sports, IMO.
People who are extreme thrill seekers are often not able to see potential consequences of their choices. But I'd support a horrible death for this idiot
This has been thrashed out in detail on motorcycle forums. Not nice, but not as dangerous as it looks. They have the recorded data, the G forces were pretty low, and he was going to hit the brakes much, much hard for the corner. A dumber move than was pulled on him, and he deserves the penalty and resultant loss of job, but not the internet lynch mob.
Kind of like Mike Tyson biting off a chunk of ear during a boxing match.
Glad the bonehead got booted from racing, as nobody like that deserves to be a professional racer. That stunt is something a squid would do on the streets.