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-h💮and side of the main straight haꦦs been pushed back further from the track itself.

An official statem🔯ent said: “The space between the track and the protections has been increased with the consequent setback of the service road🌸.”

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

Mugello has now addressed those ✅concerns, among others.

Thꦗe area of the straight where Brad Binder hi❀t a MotoGP record-high 366.1 km/h last year has been tweaked.

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

“Other interventions concerned the entrance to turn 8, the iconic Arrabbi🐈ata1.♔ 

“At⛦ this point, an asphal🅰t area has been created that connects the track with the protection line. 

“A total of 1,500 squa🥂re metres of asp𒐪halt run-off routes were added. 

“At turns 3 (Poggio Secco🎶), 9 (Arrabbiata2) and 11 (Palagio) the kerbs were re🎃placed with the latest generation models, FIA and FIM homologated.”

Paolo Poli, Director of the Circuit, added: "The 𝔍safety of a track is ♔not something static.

“On the contrary, it is a continuous challenge to find solut❀ions to reduce the minimum ꧙risk that - although residual - inevitably still exists in the practice of motorsport. 

“The continuous studies and important invest♈ments that we have allocated are aimed at further raising the already very high standards of Mugello with the aim of allowing all the riders who attend it (pro💦fessionals and non-professionals) to express their passion in a facility that is always at the forefront of safety and an international reference point.”

MotoGP returns to Mugello on 5-7 April.

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