Valentino Rossi says he knows Johann Zarco "did not intentionally" cause the horror MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix clash with Franco Morbidelli, but still called it an "error of assessment". Morbidelli crashed into the rear of Zarco's Avintia Ducati as the Frenchman moved slightly off-line under braking for Turn 3 through the fast left kink of Turn 2. The accident - happening at almost 200mph - sent both into the gravel trap hard, while Zarco's bike only just missed Maverick Vinales' head as it vaulted into the air upon hitting the air fence. Rossi came frighteningly close to being wiped out by Morbidelli's errant Petronas SRT Yamaha as it just flew between him and Vinales,...
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