The former 500 World Champion Wayne Gardner and father of the current pilot Tech3 in Moto2 named Remy spoke to Speedweek about the current premier category of Grands Prix which succeeded his own: MotoGP. The day after a Dutch Grand Prix which saw eight drivers fight mercilessly for victory and a top 5 finally united in less than three seconds, the Australian salutes the work of Dorna who, not only developed a quality show, but which also allows for longer careers than before.
Wayne Gardner comments thus: “ it's good to see such a tight peloton in MotoGP. And from this point of view it’s even getting better and better. Everyone loves watching such competitive races. The bikes are different, some tracks suit Hondas, others Ducati, and still others Yamaha. It's like in our days in 500, but then, the tires made the difference. It takes time to develop a motorcycle, but they are close to each other. The Suzuki is also a good bike. This all makes things very interesting. ».
And also longer careers: “ In our time, having such a long career would also have been possible except that we were injured more often. Two-stroke machines were more aggressive, current four-strokes are 70% easier to ride. There are fewer falls, traction control prevents highsides, In my time, we no longer wanted to experience injuries and hospital at some point ».
It should also be noted that the pilots' equipment also made it possible to preserve them, starting with the compulsory wearing of suits equipped withairbags. The same goes for the infrastructure on the edges of the track.
