Nakagami’s mistake puts him in the limelight

Every grid always has a driver whose all his rivals point out his excessive aggression, and when even a heavier person points out the theory, it’s that the wrong person is the protagonist. .. A few years ago it was Johann Zarco It monopolized all criticisms, and there were many safety commissions he was left alone or at best defended by Marc Marquez. I’m Takaaki Nakagami The person who got the baton to keep the same pattern. At the start of the race, he faced the end of the straight as if it were the last lap, even if he came back, so that it would be a public danger to himself and others. He pushes himself hard or exceeds the revs because this happened on Sunday at the start of the Montmero race, which may have been a tragedy for him. He has been in the hospital 24 hours a day and seems to have no serious injuries, but he was absent from this Monday’s test, which is important for Honda.

Nakagami, the only Japanese rider on the Stargrid at the age of 30, has been in MotoGP since 2018 and his position at Idemitsu LCR Honda will be replaced by Ai Ogura or Somkiat Chantra next year. There is considerable pressure due to rumors that it may be possible. Japanese Moto2 class rider. That “multi-year” contract he signed on his last renewal could lead him to end as a tester. Today he is much faster than German Stefan Bradl, who covers Marc Marquez’s loss.

He started twelve and made a violent move behind the man in the first row. When he reached the first braking point, he blocked the wheel much later and lost his bike. He landed on the ground and slammed Bagnaia’s rear wheel with his head, which couldn’t save his fall, but he was in serious danger of saving his helmet. Then his Honda was to throw Alex Rins, who broke his left wrist in a heavy fall. A week ago at Mugello he also threw it at the hard tackle he touched, not at the beginning. He won “He’s the naughty driver on the grid” from an indignation rinse who again raised the subject at the Catalan Safety Commission to seek a quorum for his teammates.

At a press conference, Fabio Quartararo was asked and re-questioned about the incident on turn one. “I don’t think it was a race. I couldn’t attack that much and it wasn’t Pekko who started. Second, Nakagami, who started far behind the grid, got there and touched Pekko’s rear wheel with his head. I can’t explain. This is not a race set, please be aware that on the first lap we are here and there is a 160km motorcycle and if it hits it could cause problems These are the most dangerous places for us. Start, everything has been restructured and after the first lap there is already less risk, “the champion asserted.

And he also had words against race direction. , It starts to rain and I go with Slick. This is just one example, but in general when something happens, they make decisions and I believe that prevention is always good. Prevention is better than cure, “he said.

Even Zarco no longer defends him

Johann Zarco, who braked in a timely manner at the Red Bull Ring in 2020, collided with Franco Morbidelli and tragedy as their bikes jumped over the heads of Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi in front of them. Almost organized, but also struggled with Nakagami’s actions that he saw completely.

“Rinse had a very good start and thought he would enter the corner from the outside. Then he saw Nakagami coming in hard and thought he would grow up. But he saw him touching Pekko’s bike. . The head and everyone crashed. I spoke with the Safety Commission at Mugello. Rinse asked us about the incident with Nakagami. He asked for our opinion on what happened. We all agree that Taka hasn’t made any mistakes there, but we also agree that Taka can be too aggressive in overtaking. Just what he did today is the Safety Commission. I lost all the trust I gave him in. I don’t know what will happen, but Taka made a big mistake today. He missed the braking point altogether. They were in the next few races. If nothing is done, it could be worse for him. “