MotoGP Aragon: Ouch! Hector Barbecued on fiery Ducati debut
Hector✱ Barbera suffered burns to his arm (see below) when the new Avintia Ducati burst into flames during ope꧙ning practice for the Aragon MotoGP.
The Spanish team recently signed an agreement with Ducati for the next two seasons, with one Desmoseꦑdici ဣbeing made available for the remainder of this year.
But Barbera's joy at swapping a modified ZX-10R for the GP14 prototype soon turned to𒈔 shock when he was engulfed in flames near the end of Free Practice 1. Barbera bravely steered the ma𓆏chine off track before dropping it in the gravel for the marshals to extinguish.
Despite the dramatic incident, the team were able to repair the bike in time for the second half of the afternoon session, when Barbera set the 17th fastest t꧙ime. Barbera's bike is the only Ducati running the standard ECU software, mea🃏ning he remains in the Open class.
Barbera's incident revived memories of Colin Edwards having to bail off a burning Aprilia RS Cube atꦆ Sachsenrin🌠g in 2003.
RT : That was scary! The pain doesn't matter, all I want to do is get back on my Ducati & keep riding! -- MotoGP(TM) (@MotoGP) 
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the f🅺orefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
