The “sprint” race of Australian Grand Prix left a big scare this Saturday. Maverick Vinales and Marco Bezzecchi They were fighting for fifth place with just two laps remaining in the race.
He The Spaniard finishes sixth and in a straight line, he managed to overtake the Italian. On the coming curve, Bezzecchi He did not calculate the braking correctly and ended up ahead of the Aprilia rider, leaving a very strong fall which ended with both riders hovering several meters above the ground.
Viñales’ reaction was immediate and as soon as he stood up, he dedicated a comb to his professional colleague, specifying that it was Bezzecchi’s fault. Fortunately, neither pilot was seriously injured and everything indicates that they will be able to participate in Sunday’s race.
The factor that made the fall so worrying was the speed at which the two were going and in fact it was Frame the one who caused concern after the fall after remaining several seconds without moving to the ground due to the terrible impact
WHAT FEAR! 😰
Very high speed accident of Bezzecchi and Viñales 😥 The Italian hit the Spaniard from behind#AustraliaGP 🇦🇺 #MotoGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/lr2EmF9KvZ
– DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) October 19, 2024
