The disastrous cancellation of British Grand Prix last weekend was initially a pilots' decision MotoGP. Their thinking was based on torrential rain which exacerbated the disastrous condition of the Silverstone track. But there was also the lesson learned since the end of FP4 on Saturday which saw a series of falls in a corner which was one of pain for Tito Rabat. A scene that the pilots saw, and even quite closely, in the case of Danilo Petrucci.
A memory still anchored in the memory of the Pramac driver whose teammate Jack Miller was however one of the few to want to brave the elements last Sunday at Silverstone. In comments relayed by Motoracing, the one who will succeed Lorenzo riding the official Ducati in 2019 says: » On Saturday afternoon, a violent storm hit the track during free practice. So we decided to go out to discover a wet track that we were promised for Sunday's race. When you come out of the pits at Silverstone you have a series of fast corners and a straight that leads to the legendary Stowe ».
« It was the runway of a military airport during World War II. All engines take around 320 km/h. But at the end of the straight line, there was a lake a few hundred meters long. With cold tires and brakes, we all shot straight, one behind the other, sitting on missiles and with little hope of control ».
« Rins threw himself off the motorcycle at 200 km/h to avoid crashing into the wall. Lorenzo, Bautista, Espargaro and I managed to stay on our machines in the sand. Rabat fell a few meters from me. He stayed on the ground, slipped 100 meters and was injured. Immediately afterwards, the same fate befell Morbidelli, but his motorbike became a bowling ball towards Rabat. He is hit head-on. A horrible scene I close my eyes thinking of the worst when Tito is thrown into the gravel about ten meters away ».
“He tried to get up, and then I realize he’s conscious, so I’m trying to get away from this hell.” Tito broke his femur, tibia and fibula. A scene I don't want to see again ».
