Luca Marini has expressed his concern with safety at the Suzuka circuit following his crash there in May whilst testing for Honda in anticipation of the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race.<\/p>\n
Marini<\/a> missed several races of the 2025 MotoGP season due to the severity of the crash that left him with multiple fractures, a dislocated hip and a punctured lung.<\/p>\n The Honda<\/a> HRC rider returned to action at the German Grand Prix in July, despite Marini not knowing he would be fit to return at all during the 2025 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Marini intended to compete in the Suzuka 8 Hours as a way to strengthen his ties with Honda<\/a>, but the crash left him in limbo after reports emerged of his future in MotoGP changing drastically.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Everything to know about Honda from the MotoGP team\u2019s riders to leadership<\/a><\/p>\n Luca Marini is \u2018certain\u2019 that Suzuka is currently far \u2018too dangerous\u2019 for MotoGP to hold a race there<\/p>\n Speaking to Motorsport-Total<\/a>, the Italian rider spoke about the beauty of the Japanese circuit before offering his verdict on a possible return to Suzuka for MotoGP, saying, \u201cI think it\u2019s a very nice track because it\u2019s built in the old style\u2014with banked corners, uphill and downhill sections, and grassy areas along the track. <\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s special because it would be very easy to have asphalt run-off areas. On TV and in the videos I saw before Suzuka, it doesn\u2019t seem that exaggerated. But when you drive there, there\u2019s actually a lot of banking, and that gives the riders a very good feeling.<\/p>\n YearRiderBike2003Valentino RossiHonda2002Valentino RossiHonda2001Valentino RossiHonda2000Norifumi AbeYamaha1998Kenny Roberts JrSuzukiLast five MotoGP\/500cc winners at Suzuka<\/p>\n \u201cBut one thing is certain: At the moment, the track is too dangerous for us. We have now achieved a very high standard in terms of safety in Europe, and the Safety Commission is also doing very good work with the riders and Dorna.<\/p>\n \u201cYou sometimes forget how dangerous it can be to ride a motorcycle on a track. I never thought it could be so dangerous there. But when you crash, you understand: In almost every corner, I would have hit the barrier if I had crashed.<\/p>\n