This is how the pilots see the ‘disaster’ of the first corner of the Sprint

While the Race Direction called the protagonists of the incident at turn 1 of the Red Bull Ring Sprint to testify and review all possible images together, the drivers give their opinion on the incident in their appearances in front of the press.

Jorge Martin

“A lot happened during the races, I was involved in what happened and watched it. I’ve seen it 80 times, put things together. There was a driver who from the outside changed the line completely. on the inside , which caused Fabio closes the line and from there it’s obvious trouble”.

“For Fabio there was a sanction (in the incident with Savadori), not for me, in the end no one understood each other, there were other riders who messed up a lot in the first laps and they. I don’t have a sanction yet, now they are trying to sanction me, and , above all, if they want to punish me, they have 15 laps to punish me, they could have given me a long lap or whatever they want, but not Wait now that I have no weapon to fight it.”

Fabio Quartararo
“I braked late, I didn’t know who was in front of me, and it seemed like I caught up. Then I saw someone coming really fast than normal. And I think, without drivers to where, I don’t think I did everything I could, I braked as late as I could and, frankly, I had nothing to blame myself for. I was ‘walled’ on both sides. But, as I said, I didn’t want to go into the such a debate”

Maverick Vinales

“I don’t know what happened at the start, I just felt bumps everywhere. It can’t happen. The start is the easiest part, and our biggest weak point. “We can’t fight on that, but everything else, It’s in me. Aprilia has to put me in a better situation, otherwise I can’t compete.”

Marc Márquez

“It’s a delicate corner that if you defend or go carefully or cautiously, many riders will pass you and if you attack, you can mess it up a bit. Today Martín started at the back (12th) and was he was a bit far from the reference, but I knew that from behind he was heading towards danger and he took risks. He gave himself space and separated a few. For me, things happen in races , it just happens that there has to be the same measure. for everyone”

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Joan Mir

“You start to see motorcycles flying everywhere, I saw that it all happened because Martín released the brake in 1st gear and it’s like you touch one, you touch the other, because four of us enter the turn parallel, if one. He acted bravely, the other three went outside and that’s pretty much what I think happened”

Pol Espargaro

“Martín passed me quickly on the inside and things usually happen in this corner. It always does. In the formation lap, we usually do that corner in second gear and I thought it was better to do it in first gear, in case something happens. thing, inside and out faster. I did that and it was a good decision. I was able to get into a good position, to maintain a good fast pace in the race and it helped me” .

Luca Marini

“I only saw the Turn 1 incident once, I don’t know if there is anyone else to blame, but as far as I can tell now, the driver who caused the collision is always punished, not the driver who moves the line -Maverick Viñales – and today is Jorge -Martín-, but maybe another day”

“Jorge made a mistake braking at Turn 1. I know that the first stop of a race is always a difficult moment for everyone, but it is important for everyone to avoid contact that causes a crash at that particular moment in the race, and if this happens, the stewards must be prepared to evaluate the situation in the best possible way.”