MotoGP – Preview Laguna Seca – Melandri: "It would be better not to race"

Marco Melandri isn't up for it, racing at Laguna Seca represents a danger according to the Movistar Honda Team rider. The walls are too close and the work done to improve safety has not had the desired effect. Marco, who until now had only seen the circuit on the Playstation, was disappointed, here are his words reported by Tgcom.it

“On a circuit like this it would be better not to race. I don't understand how Kenny Roberts junior, who viewed the track, could have given his approval. I understand nationalism and the desire to race at home, but if we had been in Italy, I would never have said yes. Walls nearby? – resumes Melandri – It seems to be on the motorway, all that's missing is the toll booth. The walls are all marked, someone has already tasted them. When I asked to at least cover them with air fences, they told me they don't have enough."

Franco Uncini, responsible for safety, however, has the opposite opinion: “It is better – he told Tgcom – to wait for the bikes to put the wheels on the track before drawing conclusions. Everything the pilots requested has been done"