Aprilia chief government Massimo Rivola mentioned it was improper to “overreact” and ban trip top adjustment gadgets and not using a correct analysis following the Flip 1 crash involving a MotoGP rider in Hungary.
Jorge Martin misplaced his means at the beginning of final Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix whereas braking at Flip 1, colliding with Aprilia teammate Marco Bezzecchi.
The incident additionally concerned different Aprilia riders Raul Fernandes in Trackhouse, Fabio Di Giannantonio in VR46 and Fermin Aldeguer in Gresini.
This was the second main Flip 1 accident in three rounds, following Johann Zarco’s accident in Barcelona, and heightened debate over the ban on trip top adjusters.
“Overreacting is a mistake we regularly make.
There was ongoing debate over security adjustments since Barcelona, with a proposed ban on trip top adjusters (scheduled to be outlawed in 2027 anyway) touted to return into power after the summer time break.
Different security measures embody altering grid spacing.
The Balaton Park incident has led some folks, like Jack Miller, to resume requires coilovers to be faraway from bicycles.
Nonetheless, Massimo Rivola cautioned in opposition to making such important adjustments with out conducting a correct analysis beforehand.
Requested whether or not a ban on trip top adjusters must be enforced following the Hungarian accident, he mentioned: “We’re speaking to MotoGP about what can be higher to enhance security.”
“As you understand traditionally with any sort of system, I do not prefer to overreact.
“I feel we must always do issues correctly, as a result of that is the place the query is available in. If we had banned entrance gadgets earlier than the race and we noticed these sorts of crashes, we might begin saying, ‘Oh, entrance gadgets have been safer.’
2026 Hungarian MotoGP, Martin crashes in Flip 1.
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“So I feel you simply must get issues proper and take a look at a couple of occasions to see the way it works with out it.
“Lowering the density within the first nook could assist, however overreacting is a mistake we regularly make, so we’ve to watch out.”
Rivola blamed the incident on Martin’s doorstep, saying it was a mistake “no world champion ought to make.”
Martin was given two lengthy lap penalties by MotoGP stewards on the Czech Grand Prix.
Given the problem of overtaking in present MotoGP, it was recommended to Rivola that this will have contributed to the Flip 1 crash, as Martin tried to catch up as a lot delay as potential early on.
However Rivola replied: “I do not assume overtaking is that troublesome.
“In case you see Ai Ogura overtaking 10 riders each race, I feel he’s precisely like Ai Ogura. And he has an Aprilia, so it’s not that troublesome to overhaul him on an Aprilia.”
