Rider Safety Takes the Spotlight in a Wild CatalanGP

The racing was actually exciting in Catalunya – but a pair of REALLY scary wrecks brought rider safety into the spotlight. I talk about both incidents, and where improvements need to be made, along with my recap of an eventful CatalanGP and the impact on the MotoGP Championship!

The Rundown:

– Qualifying: the surprises start early as Aprilia struggles
– The Sprint: A thrilling battle – just not between the riders you expected
– Both Factory Aprilia riders waste an opportunity
– The MotoGP Race – well…THAT just happened.
– A great race gets overshadowed
– Acosta-Marquez wreck – can we get some runoff and air-barriers, please?
– Zarco wreck – of all the strange incidents…this is one of the strangest
– The Fernandez-Martin wreck – let’s not blame the wrong rider here
– For the second time in 3 rounds – a rider that full-on wrecked somehow wins the race
– Penalties! Can we please fix the tire-pressure rule?
– The Championship picture – or the story of lost opportunities, with a new Ducati challenger
– My take on the absolutely mental CatalanGP!

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