British rider Glenn Irwin, winner of last year’s Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, has said that he won’t return to race at the Macau Grand Prix over safety concerns, after last year’s fatal accident which claimed the life of fellow Briton Daniel Hegarty, according to a BBC Sport report on Wednesday.
Last November, 31-year-old Hegarty lost his life in a crash on the Guia Circuit. Hegarty, who was taking part in his second Motorcycle Grand Prix in Macau, crashed into the barrier at Fishermen’s Bend during his sixth lap of the 6.2-km Guia Circuit.
The race was stopped after the accident with the British rider dying of his injuries. The race organisers decided not to restart the race and declared Irwin, who was in pole position, the winner. There were no celebrations on the podium after the trophies were awarded.
Pun Weng Kun, Sports Bureau (ID) president and Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee coordinator, speaks to reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s 2018 Grand Prix press conference, at Macau Tower. Photo: Joel Chu
