MotoGP: Valentino Rossi avoids potentially lethal accident at Austrian Grand Prix

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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi avoids potentially lethal accident at Austrian Grand Prix

The seven-time MotoGP world champion sees a stray bike narrowly flying past his helmet at over 100 km/h

Nicolas Quarles van Ufford

Sunday 16 August 2020 15:17

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Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi was almost involved in a potentially lethal accident at the Austrian Grand Prix, as a stray bike flew past him at incredible speed following a crash.

Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco collided in the run-up to turn 3 at the Red Bull Ring at high speed, and both drivers' bikes continued to travel after their drivers had fallen off.

The stray bikes flew in between Rossi and Maverick Viñales, with the red flag being waved immediately after.

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God is still with Rossi. #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/9CzQxV3y6A
— Alitt (@shitlicious) August 16, 2020

With the momentum of the crashed bikes, it very likely would have been a lethal accident should one of them have hit either Rossi or Viñales.

Morbidelli and Zarco are both conscious and in the medical centre at the Red Bull Ring.

Valentino Rossi was this close to being hit by a stray bike.

He is so, so lucky to avoid this.

Red flag waved. pic.twitter.com/I06R54BLAF
— MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp) August 16, 2020

Back in the garage after the red flag was waved, Rossi was visibly shaken as he realised how much of a close shave it was.

Someone was looking out for this man today ?

Valentino Rossi escaped unharmed.#AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/GxWutNtNMj
— MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp) August 16, 2020

There was a huge shunt earlier today in Moto2 as well as Enea Bastianini fell and another driver flew over the stranded bike.

Horrible crash in #Moto2 pic.twitter.com/Jp4XpUOWfr
— Usman Ahmed (@usmanA23) August 16, 2020

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