Aleix’s mistake is not the first in Montmero.

It’s not the first time pilots have been confused with the end of the race at the Barcelona Catalunya circuit, as it happened at Aleix Espargaro this Sunday. This is an error caused by the pilot because the lap that the Tower can mark is the checker flag. .. In 2009, it happened that Julian Simon wasted his victory when he was leading the race in the 125cc race. At the end of the season, he eventually became a world champion.

He said, “I got an error because the direction of the race marked a series of laps, but it took a long time to react in the big time of the circuit. I saw L1 (lap 1) and threw it. He died thinking it was a turn, and here he found that the last turn was L0, Simon explained.

“Then I couldn’t see the flag, so I tried to react. At least I was trying to react well and get the podium.”

AA few years later, in Brno, the same thing happened to Moto3 class Alex Rins. In 2014 he was looking for his first win of the year. Faced with the final lap at the top of the group, he made the mistake of celebrating the victory early on, losing a valuable tenth and finishing in 9th place. “I thought it was the last lap, and when I crossed the finish line, everyone overtook me. The only thing I could do was to move forward as much as possible. It was a hard push. I made a mistake. “

Joan Mir finds an explanation

Aleix’s error is “unacceptable” as he explains, but he finds some understanding in his rivals. Take a lot of laps, each lap is the same, and there is a trick in the head. “

The top four finishers were unanimous when it came to sharing credible references. It is a “checker flag”. “I don’t see it in a fight, but I usually see it. It was a surprise to me and I thought the engine broke,” said Martin, who first overcame it.