A tragic incident involving Pedro Acosta and Alex Marquez led to a swift red flag at the Catalan Grand Prix. The second red flag came immediately after the restart.
Several drivers went to the pits after a serious crash on lap 12. Catalan Grand PrixForcing an instant pause into a race.
Wrong swelling Alex Marquez to the Pedro Acosta Lap 10 brought both riders down, with Marquez in particular having a nasty crash, which immediately brought out the red flag.
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Even Fabio D’Giantantonio He apparently suffered a collision as a result of the accident, leaving him feeling pain on the side of the track.
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Alex Marquez and all the drivers are awake after a horrific crash at the Catalan GP.
Within minutes, Alex Marquez’s safety was a concern. But we have confirmation that Marquez and the other riders were alert despite the accident.
This is the best news in this case as teams will be waiting for the restart of the race from lap 13 onwards. Ine Bastianini And Alex Marquez was ruled ineligible for the restart.
The race will be restarted for 13 rounds; Grid positions are based on rankings from Round 11, which is the last completed round.
One can only assume that Acosta will not return, with Di Giantantonio expected to be involved in the restart.
This has been one of the scariest moments of the MotoGP season so far. But luckily, there don’t seem to be any more complications than that.
Hopefully, the resumption of the tournament can see a clean finish, where incidents like this don’t come anywhere close to the nature of this clash.
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Catalan Grand Prix sees another red flag as Bagnaia collides with Marini and Zarco
The Catalan Grand Prix saw a second red flag after the crash of Johan Zarco, Luca Marini and Francesco Bagnaia.
As the race restarted after the horrific crash, another incident occurred. Johann Zarko, Luca MariniAnd Francesco Bagnaia It led to another red flag.
After the crash, Bagnaya was seen bruising his wrist, suggesting that he may have been carefully knocked out to prevent him from restarting.
It is rare for races to continue after two consecutive red flags, but MotoGP officials discussed the possibility of a second restart and agreed that the race would go ahead.
The race will continue for 12 laps and the grid positions will be the same as at the first restart, based on the grid position on lap 11.
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