This is positive, it means we are on a great level' – mixed emotions for Franco Morbidelli after Sunday's Catalunya MotoGP. "We were very lucky because neither bike touched us.". Cal Crutchlow says the constant replays of the horror MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix crash between Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco was "ridiculous". "For sure, when you have a small hairpin then you exit the opposite way and you arrive very, very fast, so this is very dangerous," he told CNN during a media conference. Andrea Dovizioso? "For sure, when you think of sport and South Africa you think of rugby and cricket or something like that," he said. But anyway from that moment I still had quite good rhythm, and I could arrive in P5. KTM have been working flat out, Dani has been working incredibly too.". Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Barcelona! "We've both been spending most of our time in Europe and doing this together since 2014," he says. That both motorcycles missed hitting Yamaha's, "I think the luckiest guy in the world right now is Valentino Rossi," Binder told, "Honestly I prefer not to even think about," he admits. MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE Official Website, with all the latest news about the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. Catalunya MotoGP, Circuit de Barcelona - Race LIVE! 'We'll never know but if I was a bit better [than Quartararo] in the last laps, I can also win' - Valentino Rossi sees a 200th grand prix podium, and possible victory, slip away with 9 laps to go in the Catalunya MotoGP. The main thing about South Africa, I don't really know how to explain it, it's just home, you know? "I actually had a ride on the 2019 bike at the end of last year," Binder says. Just seven days earlier, Binder became the first ever South African to win a premier class race, at the Czech Republic GP in Brno, riding in only his third MotoGP. Who can stop Lewis Hamilton's latest F1 title charge. The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form. "The problem is modifying the track is never easy, you need to make a big job to modify the layout of turn two and three in another way. Contact Crash.Net Privacy Policy Get Crash RSS Newsfeeds About Crash.Net. The victory was also KTM's first ever MotoGP victory, and Binder was the first rookie to win a race since Marc Marquez's maiden win at the GP of the Americas in 2013. "For sure, when you have a small hairpin then you exit the opposite way and you arrive very, very fast ... this is very dangerous," said Valentino Rossi after narrowly escaping a horror crash in Austria: https://t.co/Acos4Ammxi #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/R8qv58pp4K, Austria 2002 #F1 y Austria 2020 #MotoGP, ambos en la curva 3. pic.twitter.com/fKsjY7ydT6. Support for this video player will be discontinued soon. Dovizioso has announced that he will leave Ducati, while Crutchlow has been replaced by Alex Marquez. Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Catalunya MotoGP at Barcelona, round 8 of the revised 2020 season. No one could. It's that place that I go to and I know exactly how everything works. So I restarted and in the race I was good, I did a good race. Unsurprisingly, Rossi admits that he found it difficult to restart the race after what had happened. Covid-19 has presented an extra challenge for Binder, and his younger brother Darryn, who competes in the Moto3 class. Since last Sunday's crash, MotoGP Race Direction has overseen modifications to the inside of turn three, where the incident occurred, in order to minimize the risk of a similar incident. (CNN)Valentino Rossi said he believes changes are needed to the Red Bull Ring in order to avoid a repeat of the dramatic crash in Sunday's Austrian MotoGP. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. So we were very lucky. Race results from the Catalunya MotoGP at Barcelona, round 8 of the revised 2020 season. All the riders, results, schedules, races and tracks from every Grand Prix. Two race winners currently without a place are Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow. "I saw just the bike of (Johann) Zarco flying over Maverick, but sincerely I didn't see that of Franco Morbidelli because it was too close and too fast," he told reporters. I think that it’s good to be aggressive for sure, everyone is trying their maximum, but for me we don’t have to exaggerate. But the number 46 regrouped, returned to race mode and was back out for the restart and finished P5 as the leading Yamaha, just behind Czech GP winner Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). Yamaha superstar Valentino Rossi believes his MotoGP title hopes are now “closed” after crashing out of second position in the Catalan Grand Prix on … With these bikes, at 300km/h you have the slipstream, so Franco didn’t have any chance to brake. It's not impossible but we need to push a lot because it would cost a lot of money for the organizer," he said. If you're worried about the risks and the things that could happen, I don't think you could ever do this job for a living.". Warm-up results from the 2020 Catalunya Moto3 Grand Prix at Barcelona. Luca Marini took victory after running an intelligent race, passing Sam Lowes late at the Moto2 Catalunya Grand Prix in Barcelona. Zarco and Morbidelli were sent flying, while their bikes carried on, becoming potentially lethal projectiles. 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But I hope these types of things is important to improve the behaviour of the riders in the future.”, Rossi continues, saying that’s he’s spoken to his close friend Morbidelli after the incident. Race results from the 2020 Catalunya Moto3 Grand Prix at Barcelona. For us, with the Yamaha, here is not easy because we suffer with top speed so it's very difficult to fight with the other bikes, but I had a good pace. It capped the end of a rollercoaster week for the man born in Potchefstroom, in South Africa's North West province. Somehow, thankfully, Morbidelli’s bike shot straight through the gap that separated the two Monster Energy Yamahas. After this weekend's race we have two weeks off and it would have been great to have shot home and caught up with friends and family for a week and come back. The rookie's success has been well-received at home. You need to have respect for your rivals, especially at a track where you go 300km/h. 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I thought that it was the shadow of the helicopter because sometimes it comes across the track but after Franco’s bike arrived at an incredible speed. Alex Rins delivers his first MotoGP podium of the season in Catalunya for Suzuki first double rostrum result in MotoGP since 2007, Joan Mir makes it four MotoGP podiums from five races with a fighting ride to second position in the Catalunya MotoGP, keeping him within eight points of Fabio Quartararo overall, Is the 2020 MotoGP World Championship finally beginning to take shape after Fabio Quartararo wins and Andrea Dovizioso has a shocker... but who were the other winners and losers from the Catalunya MotoGP. The Doctor then goes on to talk about his race after the restart. The older Binder has been racing in Europe since 2011, winning the Moto3 title in 2016, and finishing a close second to Alex Marquez in last season's Moto2 championship. Binder says he enjoys getting support from his native South Africa. Who can stop Lewis Hamilton's latest F1 title charge. "The weather's also good. (CNN)Brad Binder had a front row seat for one of the most terrifying crashes motorsport has ever seen at this weekend's Austrian MotoGP. MotoGP™ race recap: Dovizioso defends Ducati's territory 16/08/2020, Just 24 hours after announcing he will be leaving Ducati at the end of the season, the Italian completed a hat-trick of Spielberg wins, “Unfortunately I had a very, very aggressive overtake from Binder at Turn 9 that pushed me out of the track. MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix, Barcelona - Friday LIVE! Life on the road is, however, nothing new for the Binder brothers. The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form. For now, the exiled Binder is focused on building on his early success in this strangest of MotoGP seasons. The frightening moment the bikes flew across the track. Meanwhile, Viñales was incredibly lucky to not get hit by Zarco’s bike that had been flung in the air thanks to the air-fence doing its job of zapping a shed load of energy out of the crash. It was a terrifying incident. F1 video: Destination unknown for Sergio Perez? Everyone involved somehow walked away from the incident. Binder and his family moved to Krugersdorp, just outside Johannesburg, when he was 10 years old. It was honestly a dream come true, something that you work towards getting right your entire career as a motorcycle racer.". Because the situation was very dangerous. "I try to keep a bit of biltong on me -- but it's not always easy to find! The Frenchman, who underwent surgery after fracturing his scaphoid in the accident, will start his next race -- potentially this weekend -- from the pit lane. But unfortunately, the way things are at the moment, we'll just be staying here.". All four riders are ok, this changes the situation. "A MotoGP bike is a completely different beast to a Moto2 bike, you have more than double the horsepower and the bike's actually even lighter, so it's really tough to get your head around it at the beginning. Verstappen ‘extracted every ounce of performance’ in F1 Russian GP – Horner, F1 video: Why Sebastian Vettel is perfect for Aston Martin. He couldn’t believe what had just happened. "It's really difficult at the moment with South Africa's borders being closed," Binder explains. Check out the Crash MotoGP YouTube channel - … "South Africa in general is an amazing place, for sure. Race results from the 2020 Catalunya Moto2 Grand Prix at Barcelona. When not competing, he is often found honing his skills in Spain. They’re all superheroes. Johann Zarco was handed a penalty today for 'irresponsible riding', after MotoGP Race Direction reviewed Sunday's crash. "It blocks your vision a little bit in the last part of the corner to tip in, but it's safer than what we had last week in an extent [that] there was no barrier there, it stopped at a certain point where they've extended it as much as they can in in the safest way possible for this Grand Prix here.". Rossi also confirmed he had seen a 2002 crash at the Austrian F1 Grand Prix, widely shared on social media this week, which bore a. "It's a danger that everybody knows, that we really just try to keep in the back of our minds and not think about. So what did Rossi have to say on the incident after the race? He admits that motorsport is not something typically associated with South Africa. Also Zarco’s bike jumped over Viñales. However, what they didn’t know was that a stricken Yamaha and Ducati were flying towards them – and others – at a terrifying rate of knots. ", Remarkably both Zarco and Morbidelli were able to walk away from the incident, though the Ducati rider has since told. “It was difficult to restart, sincerely, but I didn’t have a lot of choice. "It's just amazing to go back and go to the places where I grew up and see all your friends and stuff, the stuff I've been doing my whole life. Fabio Quartararo tops the timesheets in morning warm-up ahead of the 2020 Catalunya MotoGP  despite a tip off at Turn 4. His reaction coming back into pitlane after the red flags were waved was clear to see. The South African was right behind Johann Zarco's Ducati when it collided with Franco Morbidelli's Yamaha with the riders racing at full throttle. Pierre Gasly: Best driver of the 2020 F1 season? Catalunya MotoGP: Michelin: 'Not easy to guess the weather...', Jack Miller: 'Close but no cigar' in Catalunya MotoGP, Morbidelli 'angry, this is positive', 'Rossi fastest today'. 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"When I was younger and I started racing in South Africa it was a lot more busy, a lot of racing was going on there and a lot of support, but things died off a bit, but it is slowly coming back.". But on this occasion, what made the difference was – nobody was hurt. Their only obvious option would be to replace Iannone at Aprilia. But the modifications are not without issue, and a more permanent solution to the corner presents complex problems for both MotoGP and F1, riders have warned. A new wall has been built to ensure nothing can run on and reenter the track. "It's nearly impossible for us to go home. We lost a lot of time and lost the first group. The rides still to be confirmed for 2021 include the second Aprilia seat alongside Aleix Espargaro, which will depend largely on the outcome of Andrea Iannone's CAS appeal against his 18-month doping ban, plus the remaining Ducati rides. Warm-up results from the 2020 Catalunya Moto2 Grand Prix at Barcelona. Petronas Yamaha Sepang Team:Franco Morbidelli (End of 2022)Valentino Rossi (End of 2021), Fabio Quartararo (joining Monster Yamaha in 2021), Tech3 KTM:Danilo Petrucci (KTM contract, end of 2021)Iker Lecuona (KTM contract, end of 2021), Miguel Oliveira (moving to Red Bull KTM for 2021), LCR Honda:Alex Marquez (HRC contract, end of 2022)Takaaki Nakagami (HRC contract, end of 2020), Cal Crutchlow (HRC contract, end of 2020), Pramac Ducati:Francesco Bagnaia (either staying at Pramac or joining Offical Ducati team)TBA (Jorge Martin), Jack Miller (moving to the official Ducati team in 2021), Avintia RacingTito Rabat (End of 2021) or Luca Marini?TBA (Enea Bastianini), Johann Zarco (either moving to Pramac or joining Offical Ducati team), Revised 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends), Contact Crash.Net Privacy Policy Get Crash RSS Newsfeeds About Crash.Net.