Le Mans MotoGP sprint's weird crashes and collapses explained
A title contender shunting after just one lap, a top-five runner crashing on the last lap, a first-time podium finisher running into the winner after the flag... the Le Mans sprint had some odd moments
From a title contender shunting after just one lap, to a top-five runner crashing at the very last corner, to a first-time podium finisher running into the winner in the pit entry on the slowing-down lap, the sprint at MotoGP's French Grand Prix had far more than its fair share of weird incidents.
Bagnaia's early tumble
Pecco Bagnaia felt he had the potential to compete for a top-two spot in the sprint, but was caught out by the same lack of front confidence that he'd lamented on Friday - and also for the much of the season prior. Back-to-back #TissotSprint crashes in Le Mans for @PeccoBagnaia! ❌#FrenchGP
"Unluckily this season I don't have the feeling that I want - like I am repeating from the start - and these crashes can happen," said Bagnaia, who crashed on the second lap in the left-hander part of the Dunlop chicane not long after consolidating fourth place.
