Three factors that played into big Hungary MotoGP pile-up

A whole weekend of clues had led up to Jorge Martin’s potentially MotoGP title race-changing mistake at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix at Balaton.This is not to say Martin’s mistake was inevitable, but when every piece of it is laid out it is at least unsurprising – even though the fact that five strong contenders were taken out of the race on the spot was certainly a shock.With everyone largely unhurt but Marc Marquez now just 72 points back in the standings and Martin set to suffer the pain of a double long-lap penalty at Brno, here are the factors that appear to have contributed to the calamity.Adventures in resurfacingIn what is widely expected to be Balaton Park’s last appearance on the MotoGP calendar – following a change of promoter, compromised ticket sales and openly-acknowledged plans to move the race to the Hungaroring the second that is possible – sev …