If there had not been the violent pileup in MotoGP caused by the collision between Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli, from which Viñales and Rossi then narrowly escaped, we would have remembered that this other accident. It has had it before, since it concerns Moto2. It took place at turn 1 and under different circumstances. And he still took a pilot to the hospital...
The Race Moto2 was just starting out in this Moto2 version of the Austrian Grand Prix when Enea Bastianini who was riding in the leading peloton lost control of his Kalex. Unseated, he fortunately fell on the opposite side of the traffic jam as during a summer transhumance. But his bike remained spinning on the track...
When the second platoon, even more supplied and combative, arrived, the wounded machine had become a trap. That the Malaysian Hafiz Syahrin hit head-on and at full speed. Catapulted into the air, the Malaysian fell heavily. It was his turn, it was chaos, everyone trying to get out of this trap while still taking care of the other...
The red flag logically displayed, the former pilot Tech3 in MotoGP was taken care of by the medical teams without delay before being transferred to the medical center. Despite the severity of the collision, Hafizh remained conscious at all times, with initial tests carried out at the medical center revealing he had escaped serious injury.
Syahrin wants to be there this weekend
A transfer to hospital later confirmed that he had not suffered any fractures. The current Aspar rider therefore has the ambition to return to his bike for the second race on the Red Bull Ring this weekend, as part of the Styrian Grand Prix.
« I feel good, lucky after the accident because I didn't break anything. It was a nasty accident. I feel pain in my legs, like my leg is broken, but we confirmed there is no fracture. I'm going to try to recover to see if I can run this weekend » commented the courageous Malaysian... The proof...
Sayu hati tengok @Hafizh_pescao55 dalam keadaan macam ni. Semalam nampak ok tapi dah macam ni risau pula. 😣
Kami harap semua dipermudahkan buat anda, Hafizh. 🤲🏻 #sTayMindful #staysafe #newnormal #RMCO #KamiTeamMalaysia pic.twitter.com/h1IRqNxN93
— Team Malaysia (@TeamMsia) August 17
It will be recalled that this race was won by Jorge Martin under the colors of the circuit and KTM, like Brad Binder did it last year, but on a real Mattighofen chassis, and not a Kalex like today. As for bastianini, this mishap made him lose the lead in the championship to the benefit of Marini. The two men are said to be competing to take over Ducati in MotoGP…
