The guardian angel had a sea of ​​work, Rossi said after the crash, when debris flew in front of him

What actually happened during the Austrian Grand Prix? Johann Zarco overtook Franco Morbidelli in a duel in the middle of the race field on a long straight uphill. But then he “closed” his opponent sharply, to which the Italian could not react and hit the French rider from behind.

Both bikes fell apart during the carom, and the wreckage literally flew in front of Rossi’s nose. It was enough for him to be a few tenths of a second faster, and he would be swept off the track with his Yamaha. That would be fatal.

After the race, the Italian did not leave the thread dry on Zarco, who in his opinion was the clear culprit in the dangerous situation. “The crash of Zarco and Morbidelli? It scared me a lot. It was probably the most dangerous moment of my career. I was shaken and it was not easy to return to the race,” Rossi told Sky TV.

“Today our motorcycle guardian sea guard had a job. It was a very dangerous moment. The boy (Zarco) is obviously losing respect for his opponents. Sure, you have to be tough on the track, but this is not the first time Zarco has done something like this. He deliberately went ahead of Morbidelli. on the brakes, he tried to destroy him. There really should be something done with Zarc, “added the popular” Doctor “.

The 41-year-old MotoGP veteran was significantly devastated after the interruption of the pit race. But then he knocked and finished fifth in the restarted abbreviated Grand Prix.

“They say we are heroes or fools and that we have a choice. But we can’t choose. They put me back on a motorcycle and I said ‘OK’. In the end it was a pretty good race,” Rossi added after a crazy Austrian afternoon during which to a serious accident even in the Moto2 class.

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