How Jerez underlined MotoGP's speed problem
The brutal nature of a series of crashes at Jerez has reopened the debate about whether current MotoGP speeds are beyond the safety limits of the tracks. But even if riders are supportive of the move, getting the manufacturers to find a consensus on how speed reductions should be achieved may be altogether harder
For anybody watching free practice in the paddock or on television last Friday, seeing Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro head for the barriers at Turn 7 – a 181km/h corner on a MotoGP bike – was enough to make your blood run cold.
Both Repsol Honda riders lost the front of their RC213Vs in corner entry, sending them skidding across the tarmac and gravel before being swallowed up by the AirFence. It was a miracle that neither rider collided with his own bike on impact, an outcome that would have almost certainly led to tragedy.
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