One statistic that is often representative when analysing a rider’s MotoGP campaign is the number of crashes they suffered during the given season. Too many crashes usually indicate that something is not quite right, although there are some cases where even higher-placed riders in the standings end up in the gravel too often.
Gresini’s Marc Marquez may have got his smile back after switching from Honda to Ducati, finishing on the podium four times to become an outside contender for the title, but the truth is that he continues to be dogged by frequent falls - even without the complicated and crash-prone RC213V.
