{"id":725166,"date":"2026-06-09T12:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/725166\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:59:12","slug":"should-hungary-motogp-pile-up-lead-to-ride-height-device-ban-aprilia-boss-weighs-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/725166\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Hungary MotoGP pile-up lead to ride height device ban? Aprilia boss weighs in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola says it would be wrong to \u2018overreact\u2019 and ban ride height devices without proper evaluation following the Turn 1 pile-up involving his MotoGP riders in Hungary.<\/p>\n

Jorge Martin<\/a> got out of shape under braking for Turn 1 at the start of last Sunday\u2019s Hungarian Grand Prix and slammed into his Aprilia team-mate Marco Bezzecchi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The incident also involved another Aprilia rider in Trackhouse\u2019s Raul Fernandez, as well as VR46\u2019s Fabio Di Giannantonio and Gresini\u2019s Fermin Aldeguer.<\/p>\n

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It marks the second major Turn 1 incident in three rounds, following the Johann Zarco crash at Barcelona, and heightened the debate around banning ride height devices.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverreacting is the easy mistake that we can do<\/p>\n

Discussions have been ongoing since Barcelona over safety changes, with a proposed ban on ride height devices (which are to be outlawed in 2027 anyway) touted to come into effect after the summer break.<\/p>\n

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Other safety measures include changes to the grid spacing.<\/p>\n

The Balaton Park incident led to some, like Jack Miller, to renew their calls to remove ride height devices from bikes.<\/p>\n

But Massimo Rivola has urged caution in making such a significant change without proper evaluation first.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are speaking to MotoGP, to them, to see what is good to improve the safety,\u201d he said when asked if a ban on ride height devices should come into effect after the Hungary crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know that historically, again, against any kind of devices, but I don’t like to overreact.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think we should do things properly, because then I give you the question: If before the race we ban the front device and you see this kind of crash, then we start saying, \u2018Oh, the front device was safer\u2019.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo I think we need to do things properly, testing a few times how does it work without.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking less density at the first corner maybe can help. But overreacting is the easy mistake that we can do. So we need to be careful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rivola laid the blame for the incident at Martin\u2019s door, noting that it was a mistake \u201ca world champion should not make\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Martin has been given a double long lap penalty to serve at the Czech Grand Prix by MotoGP’s stewards.<\/p>\n

Given the difficulties on overtaking now in MotoGP, it was suggested to Rivola that this contributed to the Turn 1 crash, as Martin tried to make up as much ground as possible early on.<\/p>\n

But Rivola responded: \u201cI don’t think overtaking is so difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I see Ai Ogura every race, overtaking 10 riders, you just do like Ai Ogura. And he has an Aprilia, so it’s not too difficult to overtake with an Aprilia.\u201d<\/p>\n

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