Moto GP started up in 1949 as the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Since then it has got faster and more dangerous. When we watch this sport, we enjoy these elements and the entertainment is from the talent that it requires to manage the spectacle. With a season of eighteen Grand Prix spanning fourteen countries, can it be helped that so many people enjoy seeing the feat that is Moto GP. In this short article I will discuss the danger and the impact of the accidents that do occur in connection with Valentine Rossi. The sport has a lot of risk for incidents to happen and even Rossi has had one. This article sets to trail around these ideas and their impression on the sport and everyone involved.
Many people may enjoy the sport so much they want to try to get into it. These people are having many accidents, but we are to focus on the riders in Moto GP. It is easy to find that many incidents happen within the sport and why wouldn't they? These people are chasing each other around a circuit at fast speeds. Wikipedia mentions when speaking on one specific rider that, “He was somewhat unlucky, as his accident rate was far lower than many competitors.” Therefore we can indeed tell that many competitors do break bones in their attempt to just qualify for the championship.
The Italian professional motorcycle racer that was named Valentino Rossi on February 16th 1979 has encountered accidents, not just from being on a motorcycle. This multiple Moto GP World Champion had two friends die from being in a car accident. This was not what a professional motorised vehicle rider would find beneficial to their mental stability for the sport. Rossi had an accident himself and said, “After seven podiums in a row I made a mistake today - this is racing!” In this accident he was diagnosed with three fractures in his right hand.
If anyone had an accident in day-to-day life then the impact would be a disturbance to their life. If someone dropped a precious vase, the vase would break. The repercussion that this woud have is that the vase would not be available to use, the emotional impression on the owner would be vast. If you were to break an arm then the impact would be a disturbance to your life still, but this impact will affect all your life. No use of that arm whilst it is getting better means you may be restricted at work and at home. If the accident is such a big matter to people who don't specifically need to the use of their arms, then we can imagine how it would impact the riders.
Mich Doohan broke his leg qualifying and the repercussion was he retired. He may well have been thinking of doing so for quite some time before, but the impact of the accident made him retire sooner. So the riders who have accidents rely on their health being at its best. Due to the racing being a sport, any person who plays sport needs to be able to athletic enough to accomplish the race or whatever sport they may be participating in. Rossi had an impact from the death of his two friends, and he also had to deal with what the fractures meant for him when he had an accident.
Moto GP is a sport that is dangerous, the riders put their selves in danger for the pleasure of the chase and the win. They ride for the viewers' enjoyment of the race. But we need to think that their lives are at risk each time they race. This surely is daunting to think about, because if they falter then not only will they get physically damaged they are also going to lose out on a career. They could like Doohan, retire due to not being able to do their job. As I mentioned they do need to be at their best health to ride, as they are athletes really. The impact on their lives are greater, do we enjoy their race even more due to this or is this something to become motherly about? Scary thought, and to think that people also enjoy watching people's accidents specifically. My guess is that they do not realise how these impact the person having this accident.
To conclude, accidents can happen all the time and impact everyone's lives. Rossi's friends that died tragically in the car accident had some form of impact on him. Such a happening would have a major influence on anyone no mater their career. It is important to remember that people such as Rossi have to deal with these unfortunate events to regain a string mind for their jobs sake. The win of the race could depend on it. Moto GP is not a safe sport to play, at high speeds that are gradually being allowed to get faster as well, the riders are taking everything into their hands and the other riders when racing. Is it a good gamble? An incident could change all that they knew and know.
