Iconic MotoGP track Mugello completes safety work on notorious danger area

Mugello has completed safety work on an area of the iconic track which was notoriously dangerous.
Iconic MotoGP track completes safety work on notorious danger area

The wall on the 🐻left-hand side of the main straight has been pushed back further from ꧟the track itself.

An official statement said: “The space between the track and the protections has been increased with the conseq﷽uent setback of the service road.”

Marc Marquez had a high-speed crash 𒈔in that a🌠rea of Mugello in 2013, while MotoGP riders have complained about its dangerousness ever since.

Mugello has now a🍒ddressed th🌞ose concerns, among others.

The area of the straight where Brad Binder hit a MotoGP record-high 366.1 km/h last ye🍌ar has been tꦓweaked.

“In this area, the run-off area that runs along the straight is being widened for a total 🐠length of 450m,” the statement confirms.

“Other interventions concerned the entrance to turn 8, the ic♛oni꧑c Arrabbiata1. 

“At this point, an asphalt area has ♈been created that connect♏s the track with the protection line. 

“A total of 1ไ,500 square metres of asphalt run-off routes were added. 

“At turns 3 (Poggio Secco), 9 (Arrabbiata2) and 11 (Palag🧔io) the kerbs were replaced with the latest generation models, FIA and FIM💎 homologated.”

Paolo Poli, Direc♚tor of the Circuit, added: "The safety of a track is not something st🎶atic.

“On the contra𓃲ry, it is a continuous challenge to find𒅌 solutions to reduce the minimum risk that - although residual - inevitably still exists in the practice of motorsport. 

“The continuous studies and important investments that we have allocated are aimed at further raising the already very high standards of Mugello with the aim of allowing all the rider✃s who attend it (professionals and non-professionals) to express their passion in a facility that is always at the forefront of safety and an internationꦏal reference point.”

MotoGP returns to Mugello on 5-7 April.

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