The sanction was harsh but necessary because the stewards and Dorna have lost control of Moto3 and need to reassert their authority swiftly and decisively. So, if Öncü’s move wasn’t super-aggressive were the FIM stewards correct to give the 18-year-old Turkish rider a two-race ban, two weeks after he was allowed to race at Misano the day after being knocked out cold for at least ten minutes? Öncü was later given a two-race ban by the FIM stewards, for “swerving into the line of another rider”. “They’re lucky it happened here – you could land a Boeing 747 on the straight, it’s that wide,” commented Jack Miller later, while berating “the idiots” in Moto3.
The trio’s survival – not even a single broken bone – was a huge testament to the latest motorcycle riding gear and perhaps also to the width of the straight. As he did so his rear wheel tagged Alcoba’s front, sending Alcoba flying.Īndrea Migno and Pedro Acosta, following close behind, hit the Spaniard’s fallen machine, sending them both into orbit. Slipstreaming is everything in Moto3 because it’s speed for free in a class which makes finding the difference anywhere else very difficult, so riders will do anything to chase the vacuum behind the bike immediately in front and to stop someone behind jumping into their vacuum.ĭeniz Öncü drafted past Jeremy Alcoba at around 140mph, then pulled across in front of his rival. On lap three of the restart the pack was heading down COTA’s long back straight when the usual slipstreaming manoeuvres began. The stewards have to do something serious for these young guys”
“I was very, very scared for everybody – they are very lucky nothing happened. The race was restarted over five laps, a decision that nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi suggested was like asking the riders to play Russian roulette.
The Grand Prix of the Americas Moto3 race was red-flagged after seven laps following Filip Salač’s crash exiting the Turn 11 hairpin. Sign-up now for access to a limited number of articles.
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