Motorsports
Red flags in MotoGP after an accident on the first pass of Turn 2
As happened on Saturday at the Jerez Sprint, the first pass in Turn 2, a real funnel between turns 2 and 3, led to the appearance of a red flag due to an accident. This Sunday is worse than Saturday.
from the pole Aleix Espargaro He lost the initiative to Miller and Binder and Martin also overtook Aprilia Capitano. And going through Turn 2 in the middle of the peloton when space ran out, Fabio Quartararo capped a great weekend for the young former French champion after touches from the Frenchmen in Miguel Oliveira and Bezecchi, leading to a serious accident. I fell in front of 2 They stopped the race to attend to the pilot.
To the horror of Quartararo, who had changed his overalls but was ostensibly limping on his right leg, Oliveira, who hit his head on the asphalt, was taken by ambulance to the medical center where workers were fixing the air fence.
Restarting on the starting grid without Oliveira, who left 7th place on the grid empty, 24, one lap less. A surprise for Quartararo, who was guilty of action and dropped a long lap for the restart.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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