There's no clear reason why the Sachsenring's first corner caused so much chaos in Sunday's German Grand Prix, according to the multitude of riders who fell, many of whom were unable to come up with a convincing explanation.
Behind runaway winner Marc Marquez, two riders - first Fabio Di Giannantonio and then Marco Bezzecchi - crashed from second place at Turn 1. They were joined by Johann Zarco and Lorenzo Savadori, while a fall for Ai Ogura while overtaking Joan Mir meant they too ended up in the gravel trap.
Only 10 riders finished as a result, the first time so few have taken the chequered flag since the 2011 Australian GP.
A right-hand turn that comes after eight left-handers, which allows the right side of the tyre to cool down, it was not exactly a surprise to see the turn claim a high tally over a race weekend. Saturday's dry track time being lost to rain compounded the issue too.
That was something reinforced after the race by someone who didn't fall at the corner - but who said that his experience from earlier in the weekend taught him that Turn 1 needed to be treated with respect.
"In the first corner, I crashed on Friday," said rookie Fermin Aldeguer after finishing fifth. "You do all the time on the left side, and maybe when you arrive on the right the temperature isn't 100% but you have the same confidence as the left side.
"You feel a little bit of push on the rear tyre, and this type of mistakes arrive. I understood on Friday, and today I didn't take that risk there."
That was backed up by at least one of those who fell on race day, too, with Zarco - who fell slightly further on through the corner - adamant that he knew why he had fallen and that the data from his LCR Honda backed up his theory once he and the team had the chance to examine it.
"A cold tyre," he insisted was the reason. "The tyre was less than 70°C. I could not stay with the top group, because they had a bit better pace than me, but after 10 laps, I was not losing so much.
"I was controlling it pretty much, and I was happy to be in sixth position and hoping to maybe come back on the guy in front of me.
"I saw the yellow flag [for Di Giannantonio's fall], and everything was under control and safe. But in the downhill, leaning the bike, I crashed."
But the temperature seemed to be less of a factor on Sunday than in the past, with others instead presenting their own theories as to why they ended up watching from the sidelines.
One theory, according to Bezzecchi, was that his approach to the corner set up the mistake that took him down - coming, ironically, as he was trying to relax and ride the corner in a slower and safer manner than he had on the previous lap.
"I braked more or less [the same] than the lap before," the Aprilia rider explained, "but less strong, less sideways. As soon as the rear was in line with the front, there was a small understeer on the small downhill in the middle of the corner. I lost the front slowly, and I couldn't save it. I tried.
"It's something that can happen, especially in these types of races where you always have to manage, always have to push. Made to go on the limit always. It's easier to make mistakes."
That was backed up to an extent by temporary team-mate Savadori.
The veteran test rider, who'd already crashed once beforehand, said that he first needed to double check the data, but that Bezzecchi's theory made sense.
"When I crashed, I wasn't pushing at 100% because I saw the yellow flags on the panel [for the Ogura-Mir clash]. I wasn't pushing on the limit, but I crashed," he said, something that ultimately resulted in a double long lap penalty for his next race.
"It looks super-strange. Something there was strange, and there were a lot of crashes there. I need to check the data, and maybe that was a possibility. You brake early, the rear tyre slides less and pushes more."
But while others might have had excuses for their falls, one was perhaps more honest than the others, with VR46 Ducati rider Di Giannantonio holding his hands up and explaining that he made an error while managing the gap to both Marquez in front and Bezzecchi behind.
"I didn't do something big as a mistake," he explained. "I just braked five metres more compared to the lap before, with three degrees more lean, and I lost it.
"I think the rhythm we were doing was quite great because I was losing not that much for Marc and containing Bez on the back, and I just tried to push where I was strong all weekend.
"I made a small mistake, but it's all part of the game, and I prefer to make a mistake like this than when I'm 15th."
