![]() ![]() “It’s difficult also to take this decision,” Marini conceded. It triggered a postponement of qualifying from Saturday to Sunday, and effectively ended Oliveira’s rookie season on the spot due to injuries. ![]() The rider is conscious and being helped away on a stretcher □ #AustralianGP □□ /LOpKexin8J □ has a high speed crash at Doohan corner! ![]() Marini cited KTM rider Miguel Oliveira’s fast crash the last time MotoGP visited Phillip Island, when the Portuguese was visibly pushed off track on corner entry and went down on the grass as a result, barely able to scrub off any speed. Marini, for his part, was more concerned by the wind, saying that he was being pushed off track coming out of Turn 2.Īnd while Marini didn’t feel it was over the limit – suggesting instead that, given it was practice, those who felt the risk of crashing was too high simply stayed in the pitlane – he did lament the fact that “every time we wait for a crash to make a red flag, we don’t try to avoid this problem”. The track conditions on the opening day of action at the high-speed Phillip Island venue were concerning for some riders, with both Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) feeling that first practice in particular – with “wet patches crossing the track and some kerbs full of water” after Thursday’s floods – was “on the limit”. ![]() MotoGP riders are proposing to have a red flag button installed on their bikes so that sessions can be suspended for safety reasons if a supermajority of riders deems it necessary, according to VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini. ![]()
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