The events of last Sunday will be discussed for a long time. Zarco’s words in
@lequipe are important: he blames his Turn One fall on being injured and distracted by the Alex M pileup. Might the Catalunya grid be moved closer to the first corner? Might restarts following extraordinary pileups be reconsidered? Might the rear ends of MotoGP bikes be redesigned like they were when Beattie lost all his left toes in his final drive chain at Le Mans in 1994?
“My foot was already bruised. We put ice on the bruising and the pain eased a bit. That's exactly when I should have decided to withdraw from the rest of the race.
“The footage of Alex's crash and the blow to my foot really shook me. When we lined up on the grid again, I was no longer in race mode. I'm angry at myself for taking that second start.
“I started tumbling with the motorcycle, and my left leg got caught between the wheel, the seat, and the exhaust. I was screaming in pain, trapped in the gravel trap, my leg starting to burn, and everyone running to my side was hesitant to touch me for fear of making the injury worse. I pulled my leg toward me myself, and eventually they helped me.
“They immobilized me, cut open my suit, and hooked me up to a serum to ease the pain. I'd never experienced anything like this before, and it was absolutely terrifying.”
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