Why MotoGP’s Brazil race was suddenly slashed – and what annoyed riders most

MotoGP riders have shed some more light on the sudden shortening of the Brazilian Grand Prix at Goiania due to track damage.The grand prix at Goiania – the second (after the sprint on Saturday) premier-class race at the venue in nearly 40 years – was due to run over 31 laps but was suddenly reduced to 23 just minutes before the start.The culprit was the surface apparently breaking up in the Turns 11-12 sequence of right-handers, as noted by multiple riders as they completed their sighting laps to the grid.Marc Marquez (Ducati) and Joan Mir (Honda) were among those to report this. “I went on the warm-up lap and I thought that somebody had driven a truck over there or something, l …