A biker competing bare-chested at 250 km / h.
Spectacle and danger at the Catalan gp, surprisingly won by the Portuguese of the Ktm Miguel Oliveira, followed by the Ducati of Johan Zarco and Jack Miller.
The bare chest belonged to Fabio Quartararo, world leader: with three laps to go he was about to crown the long pursuit of Oliveira and take the first position, when the suit tore.
First a piece flew, then it opened completely, leaving his chest uncovered.
The imperturbable driver continued to drive bare-chested, but the overtaking vanished, even Zarco passed in front of him.
Regardless of the dangerous sailing effect that could have sent him crashing, the Quartararo fighter completed the race, also maintaining the third position at the checkered flag. But this was not his good day, as the judges gave him a 3-second penalty for missing a corner, and he also slipped to fourth. The only consolation, the Frenchman took home precious points and kept the head of the championship standings. Which sees him in the lead with 118 points, followed by Zarco with 101, Miller 90, Bagnaia 88. It was instead a day of great celebration at Ktm.
After starting the season in a low tone, Oliveira continues to grow: a week ago there was the 2nd place at Mugello, now the victory or rather the triumph of Barcelona, escaping from the first corner without being caught again. The Ducatis also smile, two bikes on the podium in a race that seemed designed for Quartararo's Yamaha. The Frenchman had shown great things over the weekend, with a race pace clearly superior to the competition, until the suit got in the way. On the other hand, Marc Marquez went really badly, very angry after ending up on the sand on lap eight. The multi-champion of Honda is still unable to return to his levels after the long stop due to injury. A race to forget also for Valentino Rossi, who has the record of victories here (7).While he was running he floated in the rear with great effort, then he ended up on the gravel. As for the other Italians, Danilo Petrucci also crashed in the early laps; Francesco Bagnaia is 7 / o. Franco Morbidelli was not as brilliant as in free practice and finished ninth, followed by Enea Bastianini tenth, but both with a huge gap from the winner.
