Jakarta –
MotoGP 2023 will present a new sprint race racing format which will be held on Saturday. Many believe that this additional race will be dangerous for the riders, because they will be more tired. Responding to this, the boss of Dorna Sports denied this assumption while mentioning the name of Indonesia.
Dorna Sports CEO, Carmelo Ezpeleta, responded to criticism of the sprint race racing format which will be held throughout the 2023 MotoGP series. He received criticism coming from various parties, but on the other hand he also regrets the criticism, because the sprint race is a profitable racing format. .
“I admit that we organized the press conference (sprint race) badly, but I don’t understand why something that could be an advantage for the MotoGP World Championship was received so badly,” said Ezpeleta. Motosan.
“We thought the team would tell the drivers about what we had agreed with them, because everything was agreed with the factory and private teams, but apparently not,” he continued.
Previously, the sprint race received a lot of criticism from various elements. Starting from the obscurity of bonuses in the sprint race, to the potential dangers that lurk the racers in that event. Understandably, even though it is called a mini race and is held in half laps, the sprint race is still a competitive race that demands high concentration from the drivers and the team. Riders can also be at risk of falling in this event.
Meanwhile, Ezpeleta does not accept that this excuse was used to attack his newest racing program. Ezpeleta said that crashing or falling is a risk that must be accepted by racers. Not only in competitive racing, the risk of falling can also be experienced during practice sessions, as well as warm-ups.
“The risk (of falling) is always there and it’s a double-edged sword, because it can happen, but I hope it doesn’t,” said Ezpeleta.
“Racers can fall during sprints and during warm-ups. Last year, Marc fell in Indonesia during warm-up (MotoGP Mandalika). The risk of falling and getting injured in this sport is always there,” he concluded.
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