2023-09-03 19:34:49
The Catalunya Grand Prix has been marked by the two accidents that have occurred at the start of the event. First, Enea Bastianini made a ‘strike’ and took with him Johann Zarco, Álex Márquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi, and moments later Pecco Bagnaia suffered a terrible high-side and He hit hard against the asphalt, being run over by Brad Binder, unable to dodge him.
The South African, who had to retire in the restart due to mechanical problems in his RC-16has assured that he is going home calmly to face the next appointments of the season, although he regrets having passed over Pecco in the early stages of the test.
The KTM rider spoke to the press at the end of the race and admitted that he had tried to avoid contact with the Italian, although in the end it was not possible: “It’s very difficult to go back and continue. The good thing is that I saw him move. He knew that he had only stepped on his leg or legs, I don’t know exactly. But I made sure to at least not hit him directly. At the end of the day this is every pilot’s worst nightmare: seeing someone there is scary, but being hit by you is even more shitty, to be honest.
After leaving, Binder made a stop on the way at the Medical Center to inquire about the state of Bagnaia, who has finally escaped without significant injuries: “I’m so glad that he’s okay, I don’t know if he’s totally okay, okay, but he’s okay, you know what I mean? I went to see him at the medical center and he seemed 100%I just don’t know if maybe he has something in his leg or in his legs. Sincerely, when I walked in there, I didn’t expect to see him relaxed. It seemed fine.”
Speaking of what happened, the KTM man has assured that he did not have time to react, and all I can do is move to the right to avoid hitting Bagnaia squarely: “I did not see anything. When I saw something, it was the motorcycle and him. And it was Oliveira and I think Viñales, I was in the center of these two. It’s not fun. Thank God I saw him move a little. I have gone to see Pecco and he seems to be fine.”
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Finally, Jack Miller’s teammate has pointed out that he is reassured that everything has been a scare and he does not think about anything else than what could happen to Bagnaia: “My only priority today is that I have not hurt anyone.. Well, of course I hurt him, but no damage, damage. And it is what it is”, concluded Brad Binder.
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