Red Bull Ring, or when a circuit is dangerous for MotoGP only according to the brand of energy drinks that I sponsored you
The Red Bull Ring is a circuit too dangerous for MotoGP.It is an affirmation that has been quite proven in the last two seasons, in which we have seen a multitude of dangerous accidents in which the miracle tragedy has been avoided.But enough to look at the name of the circuit to discover why it continues in the World Cup.
In recent years, and also this week, we have seen a very clear trend: according to the brand of energy drinks that you sponsored you or not to the Red Bull Ring.While the pilots supported by Monster dare to sing the truths to the Austrian circuit, those of Red Bull prefer to run a thick veil about it.
The Red Bull Ring is a cars circuit where motorcycles run
The problem is that the Red Bull Ring is not made for motorcycles.The World Cup already tried in the mid -90s, when he took the Austrian Grand Prix there in 1996 and 1997, but they had to go after only two seasons.Of course, at that time the circuit was called A1 Ring, and telecommunications companies do not matter so much.
Be careful, this does not mean that Red Bull Ring is a bad circuit.On the contrary, both in motorcycles and car always holds interesting careers precisely for their unique and unmistakable character.It is the typical different circuit that brings wealth to a calendar, but it is not made for MotoGP.
The first problem of Red Bull Ring is that it is composed of huge lines that give rise to a very high average speed of the lap.And speed is the worst enemy of security when someone goes on a motorcycle.In circuits such as Mugello or Losail have already criticized high speeds this season, but in Austria there are silent for response.
It is not only a problem of lines, but how they are.They have small curves in the middle, changes of direction that are made at full speed, but that give rise to the incidents in which the motorcycle follows its path.And after each straight what there is usually a slow curve in which this motorcycle can be found for almost stopped pilots.
This is what happened in 2020 between Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco, and that by millimeters did not end with Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales seriously injured.In that accident another problem of Red Bull Ring was seen: that the walls are too close.Maverick Viñales already lived in the first person when he had to pull the motorcycle in 2020.
The Red Bull Ring is a circuit that is not designed for motorcycles, and therefore a problem is solved with another problem.Thus, to prevent a motorcycle from returning to the uncontrolled track and hitting another pilot, you want to put a wall in curve 3.But rarely on motorcycles a wall solves anything.
There is a last problem in the Red Bull Ring, which are the grounding changes.The Austrian circuit is full of slopes in which the pilots almost completely lose visibility, so it is not difficult to suddenly meet a motorcycle, or another pilot, which has been lying on the ground.Very serious.
It is easy to have a 'highside' in the Red Bull Ring because each elbow gives rise to another long line, so you have to quickly put all the power.We already saw in 2020, in Moto2, like Enea Bastianini was in the middle of the track and they almost took it ahead.It also happened to Álex Márquez in 2019 and Dani Pedrosa the other day.Lorenzo Savadori, injured, had to flee from the flames.
If we add to all this the new problem we discovered last week, that of Michelin's tires, is the perfect combo.The front rubber.
The Red Bull Ring is a circuit of a unique character, but also unquestionably dangerous.Only in the last three years we have a chilling collection of examples in which the tragedy was avoided by millimeters.And there are already three consecutive MotoGP races interrupted by Red Flag.
Espargaró, Mir, Crutchlow, Rossi and other Monster pilots, sing the truths to Red Bull Ring
However, criticizing Red Bull Ring is not so simple.While in Yamaha, sponsored by Monster and knowing that this circuit is the one that worse adapts to its motorcycle of the entire calendar, there is wide manga, in other teams such as KTM or the Repsol Honda prefer to make mutis for the forum when asked.
KTM is practically owner of the Red Bull Ring, and the brand of energy drinks is its great patron, so it will not say anything contrary to the route, even the greats harmed last week have been: they will have to repair the burned motorcycle of Pedrosa and theMiguel Oliveira's tires destroyed his career.
Honda's same policy, where Red Bull also puts its part.It is curious to see that Marc Márquez came to question a few months ago the security of a circuit like Jerez but prefers to respond with a quiet when the Red Bull Ring is questioned.Those stickers are worth a lot of money.
As for Ducati, they know that running at the Red Bull Ring is practically synonymous with victory for them.They have won all the races held here except one, so the last thing they will want is.
It was one more language like Aleix Espargó, without serious commitments with Red Bull, who released that "I don't think it's hard to change.This circuit is a nightmare.We say that we have to change a couple of things during the last three years, but nothing happens ".
"This circuit is not the best from the point of view of security.It is disappointing to see that nothing has been done.You can't imagine how much we have pressed, "he continued spreading.Another Monster boy like Cal Crutchlow dared to say that "most of this track is not safe, especially from curve 2 to 3".
The truth is that flying on the plane of Red Bull Ring seems difficult to find a solution that could convert a car circuit into one of motorcycles.Unless Red Bull was really wanting to put too much excavator, the most feasible solution is to get it out of the World Cup, and that will not happen.Not at the cost of who pays the party.
Valentino Rossi, Joan Mir, Fabio Quartararo...The monster pilots that do sing the truths to Red Bull Ring is there, but there are others that for personal or team cannot do so.Meanwhile, all World Cup fans keep their fingers crossed so that this is not the year in which the inevitable misfortune occurs.
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