Common Injuries in Moto GP

There have been some massive crashes in the Moto GP and some of them have even taken the precious lives of the riders participating in the races. Although the riders have been focusing a lot on their safety, yet there are a few injuries which cannot be avoided at any cost. There have been a lot of attempts to minimize the risk involved in the sport, but injuries are still part of it.

As a fan, one can really have plenty of fun sitting on a couch and enjoying the Moto GP riders take on each other on different race tracks. You can never feel the amount of pressure applied on the riders and the risk they take every time they are out for racing. However, you can check out the list of casualties to find out what is at stake when you are riding a motorbike at hundreds of miles per hour.

The most recent incident that saddened the Moto GP fans was the death of Marco Simoncelli, who suffered fatal injuries, eventually taking his life. The Italian rider lost his helmet when he took a tumble and got hit on the head by another motorbike, which injured his brain. Moreover, he had sustained severe chest and back injuries and he was unable to recover in the end.

Despite the death of the young rider, racing has continued as normal. There have been some serious crashes in the 2013 Moto GP season as well, but they have not as bad as that of Simoncelli. The most common injuries that are caused due to these accidents are linked to shoulders. The current motorbikes used in the sport are designed in a way that the riders are at a lesser risk of banging their heads on the ground or the barriers.

The part of their body which is under more danger is the shoulders and the collarbone. During the ongoing season, Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo fell off his bike in one of the earlier events and fractured his collarbone. He was unable to keep his bike balanced and suffered the injury in the end. Almost a similar situation was seen by Honda rider Daniel Pedrosa, who also ended up fracturing his collarbone in an accident.

On the other hand, championship leader Marc Marquez recently dislocated his shoulder after falling off his bike in the British GP. He was lucky to escape any major damage to his shoulder, thus was cleared to race and did not require any surgeries like his rivals.

When asked about the most vulnerable part of the body, all three of the above drivers agreed that the shoulders are always at a risk of being injured in this sport. However, Lorenzo stated that the situation was not like this in the past, when the bikes were different. He went onto say that it was the lower part of the body that was under more threat in the old days.

Despite so much risk involved in the sport, the Moto GP riders were confident that the safety measures are quite good and they are improving every day. They completely understand that it is not easy for them to avoid injuries because of the speed they are travelling at. Therefore, they continue taking part in the competition without the fears of being injured.

The overall safety standards in racing have really improved over the years, which is a really good sign for the professional racers. There are still some risks involved, which might never be eliminated. But, you never know what happens in the future and there might be some innovation that can at least secure the lives of the riders such as those can be found at Our Motorcycle Megastore.