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PECCO CRITICISED FOR SAFETY IDEA

PECCO BAGNAIA has come under fire for suggesting that satellite and independent team bikes are too fast under MotoGP’s current rules, saying rider safety is reduced because “everyone can win.”

Speaking to the number of crashes we’ve seen in the first of the 2023 season’s five rounds, the reigning world champ believes riders are being forced to take unnecessary risks in the early stages of races because every machine has the ability to fight for the victory, meaning every rider wants to put himself in the best situation early on in the race to give himself the best chance.

“If you look, the incidents are mainly in the first part of the

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