Race incident or manoeuvre outside the limits between Lowes and Sofuoglu at Silverstone

Last Sunday’s Supersport World Championship race caused a great deal of controversy, both inside and outside the paddock, as that touch-overtake-crash between Sam Lowes and Kenan Sofuoglu was much discussed, with some supporting it as a racing incident and others backing the “dirty moves” of the Turkish rider.

Lowes calmed the situation with his statements to the media, saying he respected the champion and that he considered it a racing incident. It is also true that the Briton was able to get back up after the fall and secure second place, which keeps him as leader of the overall standings with a points advantage over the rest of the grid. But what would have happened if he had scored zero, or if the points gap were much smaller…

Without a doubt, in other circumstances things would have been different, but they happened the way they did, and from my humble point of view Sofuoglu once again made a manoeuvre somewhat outside the limits. I largely agree with the comments Rubén Xaus was making after the crash: the Briton had the line, and the Kawasaki rider kept his bike upright, not leaned over to enter the corner, which clearly showed there would be contact between them. It is normal that Lowes did not see the 54, but that Kenan did not see Sam I find almost impossible.

In my opinion, another out-of-place manoeuvre that luckily did not end badly, but as I mention, this is not the first time Kenan has been involved in a similar situation. Who can forget the attempted head-on clash with Foret at Motorland Aragón in 2012, during the race, for which he was penalised? And how can we forget the crash with Julián Simón, which our 60 suffered greatly after that collision at Circuit de Catalunya in 2011?

For you, what was the Lowes-Sofuoglu incident at Silverstone? A racing incident or a manoeuvre outside the limits?