It's nothing to say that the drivers had to face daunting conditions in this Thai Grand Prix completed on a soggy Buriram track. The anger of the weather had, just before, stopped the Moto2 hostilities. The premier category event was delayed as much as possible, the interventions on the track took place with a certain success, however, once the start was given, it was clear that moving in the peloton was synonymous with riding at the top. blindly. Many pilots reported it upon arrival. Next time, they will perhaps be of less good composition so they can go to the fire on the water...
And this is a question that could resurface quite quickly, since the tests ofAustralia as well as Malaysia are just as feared for their weather conditions at this time of year. In the meantime, quite a few drivers alerted at the arrival of this 17th round of the championship that the start of this Thailand Grand Prix took place on an impassable Buriram track. Cal Crutchlow commented: “ the start of the race was so dangerous. We couldn't see anything. So I drove slowly the first two laps because I was worried. I wasn't happy either at the start of the race because it was very, very dangerous. People say, 'You're complaining!' But try to see through a visor in this water. For me it was well beyond the limit for the race. But I don't even run anymore so people don't listen to me anymore! The guys in front? It's different because they don't have 15 or 16 drivers in front ».
The Englishman adds: “ no one could see. The guys were closing the throttle in fifth gear on the straight. It was just ridiculous. When the race settled, everything was going well but, despite everything, no one could see ". A version corroborated by Alex Rins : " the feeling was bad. The conditions were delicate. Especially the first 10 or 12 rounds. I didn't see anything. It was over the limit. Between turns 1 and 3 and the exit to turn 4 it was very wet. Both straights were bad. I had to sit up straight because I couldn't see anything on the straight. The fact that we started this way was a little over the limit ».
“A misfortune could easily have happened in Thailand because we couldn’t see anything”
Alex Marquez did not enjoy the experience more: “ I started 20th and in the first six laps something bad could have easily happened because we couldn't see anything. If something was happening in front, you couldn't see anything at all », declared the LCR-Honda driver bluntly. “ I passed Capirossi and told him that there were a lot of puddles on the straight and that it was aquaplaning " he added. " I already realized this when I was in the peloton. This must be taken into account for the future. Here they listen to us and we have to experience this situation that we experienced here ».
For its part, Maverick Vinales found : " the first lap and the second lap on the straight and after turn 3, I went half a kilometer without seeing anything. I didn't see anything, full throttle, nothing. There was a lot of risk there, if a pilot falls, I take him... » We will end this non-exhaustive list with this mention ofEnea Bastianini : " you couldn't see anything, I rode blind for the first ten laps. Without reference points, it was a disaster. I was almost scared.” Then he recovers to admit: “ no, not just almost, I was scared ».
MotoGP Thailand: Race
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