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MotoGP is introducing a new starting grid layout beginning at the Sachsenring, host of the German GP. The revised layout increases spacing between machines, aiming to ease congestion at the start. Crash.net breaks down the change, which has drawn attention from riders.
Widening the grid spacing - such a small change, but anyone who's actually raced knows how much it changes the dive into turn 1. Contact in a bunched-up start has happened almost every year. I welcome this move aiming to balance safety with the show.
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Less chaos at the start is welcome for viewers too.
Introducing it starting at the Sachsenring, is it really fair to change it mid-season?
Same conditions for every rider, so mid-season introduction shouldn't be a problem. The left-hand Sachsenring gets congested at turn 1.
The old tighter grid spacing had more impact, but safety-first can't be helped.
Wider spacing should push the last row further back too, subtly extending lap-1 distance.
What actually changes that much just from widening the grid spacing? Feels overblown.
If it reduces contact charging into turn 1, that sounds like a genuinely good improvement to me.
They've started changing the start format all the time, just like F1.
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