Nakagami escapes Catalan GP Flip 1 crash with out severe damage

The LCR Honda rider crashed braking aggressively into the primary nook having began 12th, wiping out each the Ducati and the Suzuki riders.

Rins, who slammed MotoGP’s stewards for taking no motion on the incident, was left with a left wrist fracture, whereas Nakagami was stored in hospital in a single day having hit Bagnaia’s rear wheel together with his face.

The Japanese rider says he has “no fracture and I’m OK” after spending an evening within the Hospital Basic de Catalunya in Barcelona.

He additionally apologised to each riders for the accident, including that it was “all my fault.”

In a press release from his staff, Nakagami mentioned: “To begin with, I need to apologise to Alex Rins and Pecco Bagnaia for yesterday’s accident. It was all my fault. I want Rins a speedy restoration and I hope he’s in good condition for the German Grand Prix.

“After yesterday’s crash, I really feel fortunate as a result of I’ve no severe damage, no fracture and I’m OK. I spent the evening on the Intensive Care Unit, beneath commentary however all is nice. So, I will attempt to be prepared for the subsequent race in Sachsenring.”

Takaaki Nakagami, Group LCR Honda bike

Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images

The crash got here every week after Nakagami and Rins made contact at Mugello, with the Suzuki rider branding the Honda rider “one of the vital harmful”.

Sunday’s incident prompted a lot criticism from different riders, a lot of which was directed on the Stewards’ choice to not penalise Nakagami.

Rins known as for the Stewards’ panel to be modified, saying they had been “not at MotoGP degree,” whereas Franco Morbidelli mentioned the choice was solely good for the present and never the riders.

Bagnaia, whose title hopes had been dented by his retirement, mentioned he was “disenchanted” with what occurred, and branded it “not acceptable”, whereas race winner Fabio Quartararo additionally felt the crash mustn’t have been deemed a racing incident and urged riders to be “acutely aware” of the risks in first-lap encounters.

Pramac’s Johann Zarco mentioned Nakagami “misplaced all his credit score” with the riders who backed him after his Mugello conflict, which was introduced up in Friday’s security fee at Barcelona.

MotoGP returns on the Sachsenring from 17-19 June.