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MotoGP stars in horror fireball crash as bikes go up in flames and Italian rider Savadori is stretchered off

ITALIAN rider Lorenzo Savadori was stretchered off after a horror fireball crash as bikes went up in flames.

The Michelin Grand Prix of Styria was red flagged after the collision involving Dani Pedrosa and Savadori.

Marshals attend to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Dani Pedrosa’s bike
Lorenzo Savadori and Dani Pedrosa are seen on fire following a crash

It led to a flame-up and Pedrosa stumbled from the crash site while Savadori, initially on his feet also, was stretchered away.

But he was later seen sitting up as medical crew attended to him.

Ducati Lenovo Team’s Francesco Bagnaia led at the time of the crash, while team-mate Jack Miller had gone from fourth to tenth.

The tenth race of the 2021 MotoGP season will be restarted with a 27-lap distance, one lap less than the original schedule.

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