The three crashes that occurred in the 2024 Catalunya MotoGP Sprint Race experienced by Pecco Bagnaia, Brad Binder and Raul Fernandez occurred with several similar variables. Two of them occurred when the racer was leading and occurred because the front tire lost grip which happened suddenly and caused the racer to experience low-side.
Brad Binder says “I go through a corner by pressing with extra pressure on the front of the corner Motorbike and Yes, it ends in Crash. It’s always difficult to crash when you’re in first place, but we’ll try again tomorrow. “
Raul Fernandez Says “I want to apologize to the team because I made a very stupid mistake. I feel very comfortable today and I feel like everything is under control. I think the accident was a mistake where] I tried to compensate for the mistake in the previous corner, but in the end I enjoyed it. It wasn’t what we wanted but we fell in the lead. “
Pecco Provides an explanation When the media scrum with journalists “I waited an hour in the box to analyze everything. When you can’t properly understand why you Crashed, it’s important to analyze everything. It seems like entering a corner slower with the same amount of brakes could make you crash.
Usually under normal conditions this cannot happen, but here the grip level is catastrophic (low), so it could happen. We have to analyze and understand it in order to be more careful in dealing with this situation tomorrow. The races are longer, hotter and important to the finish.
In his explanation to Jack Appleyyard, Pecco added a little: “It’s very painful, I lost the opportunity to add points, I was finally able to lead the sprint race again, and I did everything perfectly, so I was angry. The only thing that can be taken from the data is that I was too careful on the front and I crashed. So Maybe it’s better to always push.
But it happens very strangely, so I think in normal Circuits, this type of Crash doesn’t happen. but here the [Grip] level is very critical. Tomorrow (today) it will be important to try to be more careful in certain situations. But honestly I feel very strong. I lead, I can control”
Sir RT Aleix Espargaro, who started from first position but won the race, was a bit confused at the start of the race. He won the sprint race not because of a give-away from Bagnaia, Fernandez or Binder. However, because he is full of experience and is able to control himself. . yes ‘Self-control’ according to Mr RT is the most important thing for racing on track conditions with a grip level as low as Catalunya. We can’t be so passionate about exploiting the front tire. Try checking what Mr. RT said after winning the Sprint Race. . .
“I said on Thursday that on 80% of the track you can use full throttle. However, there are some tracks where speed is not just about speed. I could have gone as fast as them, at the start of the race. After a bad start, I said to myself ‘they have crossed the line’.
“They use the front and back a lot. I can see from behind. I said to myself ‘either there is an accident or they will destroy the front and rear tires so you will have a choice in the end’.
accelerating is very different. You wait, wait, wait to understand when you have rear traction. If you rush a meter on the throttle, you will spin and your traction will never recover.
“Especially with new tires, it is very difficult to understand where you can accelerate. The grip is very bad. It was very surprising. It’s not about speed, it’s about feeling. The grip is a little worse. It’s always a surprise when you come to Barcelona because the grip is very low, so you have to adapt. It’s not easy. I prefer low grip over bumpy tracks. But the low grip is very dramatic.”
