Morbidelli blames MotoGP tyres for "dangerous" first laps
Morbidelli was involved in a red flag incident on the first lap of the sprint race at Jerez at Turn 2 when he made contact with Alex Marquez, with Marco Bezzecchi also involved. Then on the first lap of the grand prix on Sunday, Fabio Quartararo on the other Yamaha collided with Miguel Oliveira after the Frenchman was squeezed between the RNF rider and Bezzecchi. There have been first-lap collisions in three of the first four sprints and three of the opening four grands prix, with Enea Bastianini, Miguel Oliveira, Marc Marquez and Joan Mir finding themselves injured as a result. Morbidelli believes Michelin’s front tyre has “a weak point”, in that “the performance drops” when it gets too hot, and this is leading to “crazy” first laps as riders look to gain as many positions as possible before getting stuck. “We need to start thinking deeply about this, because there was another red flag, another scary moment, another dangerous moment,” Morbidelli said. “Michelin, they need ...