The Malaysian Grand Prix had a particularly eventful start to the race. A crash involving several drivers, including Jack Miller, Brad Binder and Fabio Quartararo, led to a red flag on the first lap. The images of the accident were shocking, and there were great fears for the health of the drivers, including Jack Miller.
Le Malaysian Grand Prix got off to a flying start, but not in the way the drivers would have liked. On the first lap, a pile-up occurred, triggered by Brad Binder who, by sliding on the rope, tried to overtake fabio quartararo. Sadly, Alex Marquez was on the outside, widening slightly to prepare for the next turn. Contact was inevitable, and a piece of the hull of Binder flew by.
Although Tie upr remained standing, he hit Quarterly, causing a chain reaction that ultimately led to a dramatic drop in Jack Miller. The latter ended up with head hitting the rear wheel of Quartararo's Yamaha M1, which made the situation worse.
« Jack Miller went to the medical center for a checkup, it was very painful to see, but he is going carefully »
Fortunately, despite the seriousness of the fall, the situation could have been much worse. Joan mir expressed concern about the physical condition of Miller after having rolled over his legs during the accident. " When I saw the ambulance and everything else, I was very anxious ", said Mir. " But then I went to his box and he said to me: ' I'm fine, I have a bruise here on my leg," so I said, "Oh, perfect." But I was worried »
KTM's field boss, Francesco Guidotti, spoke out to defend his drivers, stressing that none of them were responsible for the crash. Fortunately, no one was injured. " he commented. Jack went to the medical center for a check-up, but he's fine. It was very distressing to see, but fortunately, no injuries. » Guidotti described the incident as a "domino effect" and concluded: " I think it's a racing incident, there is nothing to penalize »
After the race was interrupted by a red flag, the start was given again for 19 laps, with Francesco Bagnaia taking over Jorge Martin in a thrilling race. Pedro Acosta was the best pilot KTM under the checkered flag, finishing in fifth position for Tech3.
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