PIC: Misano pile-up
This is the firܫst lap incident that took Alex de Angelis, Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden out of Sunday's Sa🥀n Marino Grand Prix - and almost eliminated title contender Jorge Lorenzo.
The collision 💎occurred when local star de Angelis tried to gain places during the short right-left flick between turns ♐1 and 2.
The Gresini Honda rider slﷺammed into the side of Edwards' Tech 3 Yamaha at turn two - bringing them both d♓own and clipping the back of Lorenzo's bike before Hayden was dragged off in the carnage. Randy de Puniet was forced off track.
This is the first lap incident that took Alex de Angelis, Colin Edwards ཧand Nicky Hayden out of Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix -🌟 and almost eliminated title contender Jorge Lorenzo.
The collision occurred when local star de Angelis tried to gain places during the short right-left flick bet🌱ween turns 1 and 2.
The Gresini Honda rider slammed into the side of Edwards' Tech 3 Yamaha at turn two - bringing them𒊎 both down and clipping the back of Lorenzo's bike before Hayden was dragged off in the carnage. Randy de Puniet was forced off track.
A furious Hayden immediately made his feelings clear to de Angelis, who had become the first ever rider from San Marino to stand on the premier-class podium just one wee🅰k earlier at Indianapolis, while Edwards later labelled the de Angelis move as 'dumb'.
The accident marked the first time that de Angelis and Edwards had failed to finish a race this year, and cost Edwards fifth in the woꦗrld championship.
Lorenzo kept control despite the impact and went on to finish second 𝓰behind Fiat Yamaha team-mate and world championship leader Valentino Rossi.
See below for more pictures of the i🔜ncident, now up💮dated to show shots from several different angles.
Peter has been🅷 in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
