Pedro Acosta’s fears come true as Neil Hodgson shares whether the German Grand Prix is too dangerous for MotoGP

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Pedro Acosta was among several riders to crash out of a chaotic German Grand Prix. The KTM rider had been on course for a solid weekend before falling from his RC16 on lap four.

The Spaniard qualified and finished P9 in the Sprint on Saturday, beating Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia, who languished in P12. Neil Hodgson claims Acosta would have been an upgrade on Bagnaia as he grabbed a point for KTM.

That assessment is intriguing given that Acosta is being heavily linked with VR46, as he favours a move to Ducati amid his frustrations at KTM. He suffered another difficult weekend on the RC16 as he crashed out of the German Grand Prix on lap four.

Miguel Oliveira crashed out simultaneously with Acosta, as did Lorenzo Savadori at different parts of the circuit. Those accidents would be the first of many at Sachsenring as only 10 riders reached the finish line.

Pedro Acosta’s fears come true as Neil Hodgson says Sachsenring is ‘borderline’ too dangerous for MotoGP

Four riders did not even start the event, with Somkiat Chantra being deemed unfit with a leg injury and Enea Bastianini being ruled out with appendicitis. Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli pulled out of the race after suffering serious crashes during the weekend.

Acosta and Oliveira retired from the race after their crash, but Savadori got back onto his RS-GP25 with points still up for grabs. In the final 10 laps, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Johann Zarco crashed out at turn one.

Moments later, after inheriting second, Marco Bezzecchi also had a fall at turn one, before teammate Savadori crashed again at the same corner, along with Ai Ogura and Joan Mir.

Ahead of the German GP, Acosta had labelled Sachsenring ‘too dangerous’ for MotoGP. Hodgson and Gavin Emmett agreed with the KTM rider as they described it as ‘borderline’ due to the magnitude of crashes.

Emmett said TNT Sports 2: “He said, Acosta yesterday, this track is too dangerous, we shouldn’t race here. What are your thoughts on that?”

To which Hodgson replied: “I’ve got to say it’s borderline, it really is. We’ve seen a lot of red flags this weekend because bikes have hit barriers and popped airbags. It’s borderline, very, very borderline.”

Emmett then added: “There are parts on this race track where it is air-fenced, that’s the thing. When there’s air fences, you know there’s not enough run-off, effectively.”

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Liberty have a huge problem that needs addressing as Sachsenring latest MotoGP track to be labelled dangerous

Sachsenring has caught out several riders throughout the race weekend, with multiple injuries being sustained in high-speed crashes. It is not the first time MotoGP has been hampered with this level of crashes in 2025.

Fans criticised Assen for being too dangerous as multiple riders had scary accidents, including Marc Marquez, who suffered two high-speed accidents as he flew across the gravel trap.

It leaves new MotoGP owners Liberty Media with a huge problem at hand. While Sachsenring has a rich history in the sport, rider safety is starting to be called into question due to the injuries many have sustained this weekend.

It will be important for Liberty to address the issue and ensure riders are safe at all times. Fans say they will be ‘out’ if Liberty introduce street circuits to the MotoGP calendar and copy their strategy in Formula 1; the dangers of the tracks for motorcycle riders are blatant to see.