Jorge Martin, Fabio Di Giannantonio still upset: "Worst scene of my life"

It’s been a decidedly complicated Gp of Qatar for Fabio Di Giannantonio. After being ousted from the fight for the podium due to a contact with Alex Marquez, the centaur of the VR46 team was the protagonist of an unintentional contact with Jorge Martin, who fell right in front of him making it impossible for the Jorge Martin to avoid hitting him.

“Jorge and I were lucky and the best victory for me was knowing that Martin was all in all pretty good because it could have been worse. Jorge was ahead of me and he went a little bit’ wide. I was very close to him trying to pass him and when he crashed his body was right in front of my bike at a point where we were going about 200 km/h. I couldn&#8217t get anywhere and I hit him. Over the next few laps I kept pushing, but I was thinking about him, because I was very worried. At the end of the race I stopped right in front of his box because I wanted to know his condition” began the VR46 team centaur to the microphones of “Corriere dello Sport”.

“I got goosebumps, it was the ugliest scene of my life. I was surprised that they did not show the red flag because he stayed on the track for a few laps, but then in the end it was not necessary, however we are human beings we practice a very dangerous sport, perhaps one of the most dangerous in the world and we are aware of that” added the number 49 of Valentino Rossi’s team.

“Although it is wrong to say it, riders never imagine a bad situation: death or serious injury are distant thoughts in our heads, however between a motorcycle and rider, with these 200 kg at 200 km/h, anything can happen. There are those who can be more realistic and those who can be less so. What happened with Alex Marquez was very dangerous, and I think it&#8217s a shame to see incidents like this, because the risks are taken by both those who receive the jabs and those who give them. The’incident with Martin was very bad, but the most important thing is the fact that he is okay” concluded Fabio Di Giannantonio.