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A lot has already happened in MotoGP after just two Grands Prix on the same Jerez circuit. Facts that we still talk about, including among veterans. Take for example the fall of Marc Marquez during the first race. A violent accident which transformed an incredible comeback into disaster, since the injury was at the end of the road. The reasons for this fall remain to be determined. Too much enthusiasm from a transcended pilot? Colin Edwards names another culprit…

Colin Edwards is one of those pilots that we would describe as old-fashioned. With a general style that fits well with that of its piloting: rough. Religion is the handle in the corner and the audacity. But since then, electronic management has entered the landscape. For the best no doubt, but also sometimes the worst. And it is on this point that the “Texan Tornado” insists to explain the gust which disconcerted Marc Marquez of his Honda…

On his social network, Colin Edwards explains as follows: “ the real culprit of Marquez's injury? It wasn't his fault ". It will be recalled that Marc Marquez was ejected at 150 km/h, which it remained suspended in the air for a second before crashing onto the asphalt with an impact force of 25,98 G…

“You trust him more than your wife until…”

The cause would be attributed to the electronics of his Honda RC213V. “ All I'm saying is this. When you have an electronic support system where you're essentially putting your life in its hands, in a sense you trust it more than your wife. The electronics still do the same thing and you don't worry. But when the system is confused... ". There is no more escape.

The former Texas champion remembers what happened to Casey Stoner in 2012 in the United States. It is to highlight that Marc Marquez after the accident explained that the crash occurred after switching to less powerful mapping after recovering 13 positions. A fact which could support the hypothesis of Colin Edwards. We will also remember the comment of Jack Miller on this fall that he saw up close. In his commentary, he talks about traction control management…

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