The horrific crash at the Catalan Grand Prix has reignited talk of safety in MotoGP, and has shown why many people complain about the idea of road circuits.
Fabio di Giantantonio’s triumph at Barcelona was overshadowed by two tragic accidents. Alex Marquez And Johann Zarko. The former crashed on lap 12 after a collision with Pedro Acosta on the back straight.
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The KTM rider’s engine cut out and Marquez had no time to react, slamming him and the wall with a painful impact. The race was immediately red flagged. Gresini The driver was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Marquez will undergo surgery on Sunday After suffering a C7 fracture and right clavicle fracture. The severity of the accident has shocked fans and experts alike and highlighted the danger on current and future MotoGP circuits.
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Neil Hodgson says Alex Marquez’s crash proves why people don’t want road circuits in MotoGP.
The layout of the Catalunya circuit makes Marquez have a hard impact on the wall down the back straight, which is like Neil Hodgson They put it, ‘Stranger things can happen’ on parts of the track where you don’t think an accident will happen.
It also shows why people doubt street circuits, because of course, the risks of hitting a wall are tenfold. Hodgson makes this exact point perfectly. TNT Sports 2 (17/5, 1:29 pm) During the first red flag.
“The dangers are the speed difference,” he said. “Also, everybody’s always working on safety, making these tracks safe and pushing the barriers back, because weird things can happen in places on the track.
“I’ll state the obvious, it’s another reason why many people don’t want to go on road circuits, because of such strange situations. You can have such a strange collision and you don’t find the place, the room.”
Was it right to restart the Catalan GP after two major accidents?
MotoGP heads to Adelaide. Replacing Phillip Island for the Australian GP in 2027. It will be a completely new circuit, and today everyone in Barcelona has criticized it for the right reasons.
With a few laps to go and a gap between the track and the barrier, Marquez faced an accident that could have been much worse. In districts like Adelaide next year, the risk is similar, if not worse.
New owners Freedom media They simply need to rethink their plans and consider driver safety as their top priority going forward. Everyone dares not to think about what might happen to Marquez and Zarco on another day, especially on a circuit where the danger is so obvious.
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