Alex Marquez and Joan Mir have hit out on the Flip 7 gravel entice by which Marc Marquez picked up a fracture at right this moment’s MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix.
The run-off space on the quick right-hander got here in for criticism after the accident, which started when Marco Bezzecchi bumped into the brand new world champion.
Between them, the 2 Spaniards questioned not solely the character of the gravel itself but in addition its very existence. The change in floor, or ‘step’, between asphalt and gravel is what catapulted Marc into the air, which in flip led to him falling closely on his proper facet.
“In that part [of the track] it was very dangerous from what I saw,” mentioned 2020 world champion Mir, who was following shut behind the incident. “Marc in all probability broke his collarbone due to the step.
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“But I was also worried for Bezzecchi because when he was on the bike, he hit that step and he went to the gravel super fast. I don’t really understand why we have gravel there because if we just have asphalt it will be much more safe for us.”
Along with his brother injured once more after years of rehabilitation, Alex Marquez added additional robust opinions on the gravel entice.
Marc Marquez, Ducati Group
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“Have you seen the state of the gravel?” he remarked when proven a video of the crash. “It’s a large number. It’s all the time the identical: nothing will get accomplished till one thing occurs. There are big rocks, it’s not possible to not get harm.
“I can’t be happy. There was a bump [the step] in the ground. When you fall at this speed, what a rider wants to do is ‘brake’, put their arms out. You have to be more aware of these things.”
Whereas Alex Marquez laid the blame for the accident at Bezzecchi’s door, he was extra concerned with discussing the larger image – and recognized the prolonged calendar as an contributing issue.
“I don’t need to criticise Bezzecchi. With the sprints, we’ve got 44 races [in the season]. The possibility of creating a mistake is so excessive. All people made a mistake throughout the season and it’s nearly not possible to not in some race or different. So it’s completely regular.
“We now have arrived on the finish of the season – bodily and mentally we’re [at the limit], all of the riders. And I believe it’s one thing we want to consider for the long run.
“[With 44 races] it is no coincidence that there are so many injuries. People get hurt more. We want to put on a show, but we need to be better protected.”
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