Last Sunday’s Moto3 World Championship race was marked with a red flag, after which it was restarted for five more laps. During this time there was an accident caused by Deniz Öncü with three other drivers in which, as if by a miracle, none of them were seriously injured. Joan Mir, the reigning MotoGP champion, disagreed with the option to continue the race with just five laps.
When asked if the decision to restart the race with five laps was correct, the # 36 claimed that it was correct from a regulatory point of view, but not for safety reasons: “They did what the rules say, but when they did When it comes to safety, it’s “not a good decision.” Because in Moto3, a five-lap race is something that can’t happen because something like that can happen. The adrenaline is too high.
What is certain is that the race was restarted for the last five laps and the incident upset me a little, as he confided in himself, and emphasized that there was a need for action: “I was not happy before my race. It is not easy for drivers to see such accidents. I don’t know what the measure will be, but we will need it soon because otherwise something bad will happen again. ‘