It was only a matter of time before his words resounded on social media. And it didn’t take long, because Kenan Sofuoglu’s statements have not left anyone indifferent, above all, after the brutality of the accident that Deniz Öncü, one of his pupils, caused in Austin’s last race. And it is that the miracle appeared to avoid the fourth tragedy of this season. A change of direction that all the pilots branded aggressiveness and, especially of madness for the risk of the movement.
Dorna sanctioned Deniz Öncü with two home runs And, despite the fact that many agreed on the punishment imposed, the manager of the Turkish pilot declared in an interview with Speedweek that “It was not the right decision”. And he explained his words by looking at Formula 1 and accusing the drivers of complaining more than necessary: ”Even in F1 drivers like Hamilton or Verstappen drive aggressively. To be successful, you have to be aggressive. It’s part of the sport. Today the pilots complain too much […] The accident was caused by bad luck. “
And, if the accident had already caused a lot of commotion and more controversy in the face of the aggressiveness established in Moto3, the words of the former SSP champion fueled the fire on social networks. In fact, it did not take long for MotoGP to leave its opinion on his statements. It could not be other than Aleix Espargaró, very active on his Twitter account, who showed his opinion before the Turkish’s statements, revolutionizing the waters that already seemed to calm down. But the one from Granollers could not calm his anger: “Luckily this guy is ‘far’ from the MotoGP paddock.”
Unjustifiable action
Being one of the drivers who has placed the most emphasis on a necessary safety change in the World Championship, Espargaró indicates in networks that the action of Öncü, exceeding 230km / h, was something unjustifiable. Therefore, those words, coming from the manager himself and exploded, seemed even more crazy than usual: “He changed the line in the middle of the straight, from the right side to the left side where the other pilot was and could not disappear. “
“I am completely sure, without a doubt, that Öncü did not do it on purpose, but they are young, so they need to learn. Dorna did the right thing with the sanction to teach her, but her manager has no brain, so he did the opposite “, Aleix settles on the subject that, he hopes, will not be repeated again. What is clear is that changes are needed in the lower categories so that motorcycling does not have to dress, again, in mourning. Or, at least, that tragedies are not so common because, in just four months, three young people have lost their lives.