This was less noticeable because Jorge Martin is not shirtless under his Alpinestars suit, but it was nonetheless incapable of protecting its driver as it should by being thus open. The image shows this and it raises questions about the assessment of the situation by the officials who sanctioned Fabio Quartararo last year in Catalonia. The Frenchman then had to give up three places at the finish.
When pilots complain of not understanding the decisions of officials in terms of disciplinary sanctions attributed to situations which nevertheless seem identical, we will say this story of open combination of Jorge Martin when Austrian Grand Prix. A dangerous situation which sheds particular light on the fall he suffered at the end of the ordeal in his last battle with Jack Miller for third place. In fact, the Pramac pilot commented: “ I had not noticed it, I saw the image clearly and it was a little open. I imagine Alpinestars is working on it. I didn't notice anything during the race ».
After Fabio Quartararo in 2021, we are talking again about the closure of Alpinestars in 2022 with Jorge Martin
Fortunately, the Spaniard fell at low speed, otherwise, what would have happened if the accident had occurred on a fast section of the Red Bull Ring route? Last year in June, during the Catalan Grand Prix, fabio quartararo did part of the race with the suit Alpinestars opened.
A dangerous situation which had put him in difficulty in his driving and which was then punished with a penalty: the Frenchman, from third place, was demoted to sixth in the race standings. MotoGP. In the case of George Martin, Nothing. For now ? Incidentally, we can also wonder how the Ixon combination ofAleix Espargaro opened after the shock suffered in his fall from FP4 at Silverstone.
