Jonas Folger's decision not to race this year has wrong-footed many, not least his team manager Hervé Poncharal. It's clearly not just physical problems that have convinced the German to take a long break, with the psychological component also having a bearing. The physical and mental stress that a MotoGP rider is subjected to is often underestimated, as Stefan Bradl explains in an interview with Speedweek as reported in GPOne. “I can't speak about Folger's situation because I don't know all the reasons for his withdrawal - he said -Perhaps the pressure was too great, or perhaps the main problem is his physical condition. It's a real shame anyway”. The MotoGP definitely puts riders to the test. “I realised that MotoGP asks a lot more, physically-speaking, than the Moto2 and that's not all, everything is multiplied - he continued - In the top class, the weekends are full of commitments, from Thursday morning to Sund...
