American journalist Cory Seymour did a report on MotoGP, comparing it to F1: “Every lap there is an overtake!”
July 10, 2023
then a long and interesting article by GQ titled “Inside the wild world of MotoGP – your new favorite sport” American journalist Corey Seymour also touched on the case afraid, Some riders ask about their relationship to these feelings, those who ride motorcycles over 350 km / h.
Seymour spoke to some of them during the Texas GP, showing how MotoGP is not popular with F1 in the USAthe latter also assisted in the Netflix TV series.
But Seymour then added:in most European countriesespecially Spain, Italy and France, along with Australia and the United Kingdom, MotoGP has a fanatical following, in many cases It is second only to football. In Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, fans are camping outside the teams’ hotels.”
about fear
“Fear is part of our sport,” he said I’m sorry Bagnaia -. It’s part of our job: When you hit high speed, you get scared, you hit gravel too fast and you get close to the barrier too fast, but before that you don’t think about it.”
Jack MillerIn Australia, where I grew up, before every race they give you a briefing and say: You may die or be injured And your motorcycle may be damaged or worn out. It’s something you only feel in the “back of your mind,” the Australian added. I’ve broken over 30 bones and lost some really great friends, but I never considered giving up the sport. It can happen with the things you love: you’re afraid of them, but you don’t really think about them.”
compared to F1
streetThen Eymour remembered how in MotoGP i exceeded Much more than in F1. arousing The journalist’s description: “It happens on practically every lap of every motorcycle race: a rider, traveling at nearly 220 mph, It slides into the inner track of the otherAnd both They play at high speed To see who will brake first before the bike is almost completely flipped on its side, knees scraping off the inside tarmac as the two bikes appear to be stacked on top of each other, before the riders attack the gas again, bringing the bikes back to their feet trying to keep the line. And if you make even the slightest mistake, a centimeter or two off the line, or a split second while braking, you’re in the gravel or in the emergency room.”
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