UPDATED: Joe Roberts suffered a broken left collarbone in his crash in FP2 today at Misano from: https://motoamerica.com/beaubier-roberts-get-started-at-grand-prix-of-italy-in-misano/
Joe broke his collarbone in FP2. Ducati took a risk with the hard tire. The track temperature dropped more than they anticipated. They both went down in T15 I think, one of three left hand turns.
All the kids out there should watch the GP parc ferme post race interview. Top 3 guys all thanking their teams for the work and not giving up, MM saying thanks to the team, great ride by PB but it’s Fabio’s day. Just really seemed to stand out for me today. Fabio did what he needed to do and congrats to him, once again Papa saw this coming long before many did. Only issue is that he’s French So much going on with this round, Honda 1/2, champion crowned then Rossi…. It’s a giant glass cage of emotion. It’s time and a bit beyond for Rossi but he will continue to help feed talent into the sport which is awesome. Haven’t watched Moto 2 or 3 so wont be looking at previous pages for a bit.
That was one hell of a ride for Fabio from 15th. Congrats to him. Gutted for Pecco, he was so smooth and flawless the whole race until that turn. Looks like Marc is back...
A foolish risk imo. Three left hand turns only, cooler temps and they put hard fronts on… big, big gamble. Pecco increasing his pace towards the end probably didn’t do left side grip any favors either. Great ride by him regardless of poor tire choice. He’s going to be a force in 2022.
Which he threw into the crowd. As the announcers said, someone's just won the lottery. I wonder what that would auction for...?
Actually re-watch it. He threw a helmet with a completely different graphic into the crowd. I had to rewind it to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Still on hell of a souvenir though!
When he threw his helmet into his supporters section there was no mad scramble. Someone caught it cleanly, with what looked like no opposition. I've seen bigger scrambles for a t-shirt from a hotdog gun. I wonder if there was an agreement in place with his fan club to return it back to him for a "reward". I was surprised Rossi threw away his last helmet worn in an italian race, he saves everything.