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MotoGP
MOTOGP: On The Surface
Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi, and Cal Crutchlow differed in their assessment of exactly where to place the blame for Saturday's rash of highsides.
(Photo: Yamaha Racing)
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Not for the first time has a leading MotoGP rider called for the resurfacing of the infield road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
And a series of vicious crashes that took out star riders Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner, and Ben Spies in qualifying for Sunday's Red Bull Indianapolis GP just may be the trigger for action.
That is the call from 2010 World Champion Jorge Lorenzo of the factory Yamaha team who spoke of the issues while Stoner and Hayden were being treated in hospital and Spies at the medical center.
Stoner has suspected torn ligaments in his right ankle while Hayden is suffering from a concussion and possible right hand injury. Spies has a sore shoulder, back, and pelvis.
The lack of grip and slippery surface on some sections of the circuit -- at least for MotoGP bikes which run 250+ horsepower on a six-inch tire patch -- make the Indy road course a balancing act between pleasure and pain.
"This track has a tarmac that is the worst of any track in the championship and I would like to work to change the tarmac," Lorenzo said.
"In the first sector the tarmac is working well but in the other parts of the track it is not good; it is very white and very slippery with a lot of bumps. I think we need a different type of tarmac in the future on this track."
Stoner and Hayden crashed at the long left-hand sequence of Turns 12 and 13 where tires are subject to a dramatic increase in temperature with traction control electronics today showing they are not a safety net.
"It also depends a little on the electronics and sometimes a bump or a change of asphalt can stop the sliding (of the rear tire), so maybe something like this happened to Nicky and Casey," Lorenzo said.
"They are both riders who slide a lot so maybe the slide just stopped suddenly. This is something that can happen to anybody in MotoGP because this is a dangerous sport."
Not for the first time has a leading MotoGP rider called for the resurfacing of the infield road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
And a series of vicious crashes that took out star riders Nicky Hayden, Casey Stoner, and Ben Spies in qualifying for Sunday's Red Bull Indianapolis GP just may be the trigger for action.
That is the call from 2010 World Champion Jorge Lorenzo of the factory Yamaha team who spoke of the issues while Stoner and Hayden were being treated in hospital and Spies at the medical center.
Stoner has suspected torn ligaments in his right ankle while Hayden is suffering from a concussion and possible right hand injury. Spies has a sore shoulder, back, and pelvis.
The lack of grip and slippery surface on some sections of the circuit -- at least for MotoGP bikes which run 250+ horsepower on a six-inch tire patch -- make the Indy road course a balancing act between pleasure and pain.
"This track has a tarmac that is the worst of any track in the championship and I would like to work to change the tarmac," Lorenzo said.
"In the first sector the tarmac is working well but in the other parts of the track it is not good; it is very white and very slippery with a lot of bumps. I think we need a different type of tarmac in the future on this track."
Stoner and Hayden crashed at the long left-hand sequence of Turns 12 and 13 where tires are subject to a dramatic increase in temperature with traction control electronics today showing they are not a safety net.
"It also depends a little on the electronics and sometimes a bump or a change of asphalt can stop the sliding (of the rear tire), so maybe something like this happened to Nicky and Casey," Lorenzo said.
"They are both riders who slide a lot so maybe the slide just stopped suddenly. This is something that can happen to anybody in MotoGP because this is a dangerous sport."
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