Yes it's very sad. I would also say the riders are enormously talented. If you follow the sport you probably know it but Mat Oxley writes a great column for
Motor Sport magazine. He had an interesting article recently about crashes after Marquez crashed at Silverstone
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...46-years-apart . He also talked to Mick Doohan and Kevin Schwantz
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...de-mick-doohan