Aleix Espargaro worry over injuries after Portuguese MotoGP: “This is not a war, we can’t continue like this”
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Enea Bastianini and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pol Espargaro are all ruled out of next weekend’s Argentina MotoGP, the second roun🍨d of the 2023 season, after picking up injuries on each of the three days of action at Portimao.
The new format, featuring a sprint race on Saturday at each round, has been men💛tioned as increasing the risks for riders and, after the season-opener, the weekend was ღdefined by its accidents.
“We have a lot of riders in hospital,” the Aprilia rider said. “We cannot continue like t𝔉his.
“This isn’t about Race Direction or media✨. This is about us - the rid൲ers.
“On the last lap you can be aggressive, touch another [rider], it’s ok🎃ay.
“But come on, it’s race one and we have four 💛riders in hospital!”
Espargaro suggested that some riders were taking too many risks: “I don’t want to hౠit anybody, toucܫh anybody. It’s not how I see this sport. If there is no space, then there is no space.
“[On Sunday] I had the speed 🎉of the podium but I finished ninth.
“I couldn’t overtake because I don’t ♐want to put anybody in hospital.
“I cannot control them. I’m not the best guy in the world. I can be aggressive as well. But there is a limit. I know wh♛ere the limit is, but 80% of the grid doesn🅰’t know.
“We always had aggression in MotoGP but I want to see the fastest rider wi🌱n. I liಞke Francesco Bagnaia - a clean rider. We have to race like this.”
Espargaro had pre💞viously claimed that Marquez should receive at least a one-race ban for his error which led to a collision with Miguel Oliveꦦira.
Marquez was punished by a double long lap penalty in Argentina next weekend which is now irrelevant because he will miss the race after✅ successful surgery on a hand injury picked up during the incident. Oliveira escaped with a minor leg problem. Jorge Martin has toe and ankle knocks after contact caused by Marquez.
On Saturday in the sprint, factory Ducati rider Bastianini ꧒broke a shoulder b𓆏lade after being knocked down by Luca Marini.
And on Friday, Espargaro’💛s brother had a scary high-speed fall in practice. He has injuries to his jaw and l𝄹ung.
Espargaro was asked by BT Sport if the new f🏅ormat had contributed to the spate of injuries: “This is a very good question. I don’t have the solution.
🧜“When we get used to the new format everything will be more relaxed.
“Us, the riders, we need to rethink this week. All of🌌 us, we needജ to relax.
“We cannot continue l꧟ike this. This is not a war, this is racing.
“We cannot touch each other at every corner of every GP because we 𒁏will have aꦜ lot of injuries. This sport isn’t about this.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coverin൲g everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
