MotoGP chief Carmelo Ezpeleta has defended the decision to restart the Catalan Grand Prix twice after two major crashes hospitalised Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco. Ezpeleta said resuming the race was standard practice as both riders were conscious and not in critical condition, adding that the crashes were very graphic and shocking images, but that in normal circumstances the correct thing is to proceed with the race. He admitted his instinctive reaction was to stop but said the rules had to be followed to ensure fair competition.
