Motorcycle racing’s steps to a safer future after its latest tragedy
It is strange how quickly the phrase ‘they died doing what they loved’ loses its comfort. Death is an inescapable risk in motorsport. It is a spectre that doesn’t loom as large mercifully as it once used to, as advancements in safety continue to make motorsport a much safer place. But it remains omnipresent.
During the opening race of the World Superport 300 Championship – a support series on the ladder to World Superbikes – 15-year-old Dean Berta Vinales, cousin of MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales, tragically died following a multi-rider incident.
In July, Spanish rider Hugo Millan was killed in
