If you stand right under the bridge and look through the kink, known as turn 1, you'd get a sense at how utterly fearless was this pass. You cannot see the other side, it looks like the world ends and by faith hope the road is actually still there when you go over the crest whilst leaned over. When you pass the start finish, the track climbs on the approach to the kink then drops off the other side off camber, so that you can't actually see the apex point, which you're aiming for whilst leaned over. So to overtake someone there is balls on steroids. It's still one of the most thrilling overtakes I've seen, but you really do need to walk the track to get a sense of what's what. The video does not do it justice. Riders have actually died out of turn 1. It really is undescribable, you would need to stand there and see it from the angle of approach to begin to wrap your head around this part of the track.
This is what you see on the approach, as seen from the on-board camera. You cannot see the other side. When the camera switches to the front it appears as if the riders are on a flat track, but it's not the case, the apex is slightly ahead of the crest. You can see Stoner setting up as he positions himself on the narrow edge outside of Lorenzo on the approach to the bridge. It's already difficult to do when you're going through there by yourself, but to do it knowing you have to come out ahead on the other side is insanity. I don't think there are many top level riders that would try this maneuver.
Edit: to give you an idea of the elevation change, which the camera simply does not capture, I remember seeing a picture of Marquez with both tires off the ground going over turn 1. Which brings up another hair raising element about this part of the track, imagine the feeling you get when there is turbulence on a plane and your heart goes into your stomach for a moment.
Edit: found the picture
If you stand half way from turn 2 facing turn 1, you would have no idea what bikes are approaching until you'd see them leaned over "jumping" out of the horizon; in Marc's case as you can see, this is literally jumping.
As we all know, Casey first did this pass on a pig Ducati against Rossi here in 08. And I must add, in one of the most dirty displays of tactics by Rossi ever seen. If we are to 'believe' Rossi was justified in crashing out Marc at Sepang, then by all rights Stoner should have deliberately crash Rossi out at Laguna, justifiably. It's with great pleasure to be witnessing Rossi go absolutely chickenshit with Marquez now. Rossi is the biggest hypocritical whining bitch the sport has ever known.
"I'm scared." Valengina Rossi circa 2018
Haha ....... awesome. I'm gonna get this on a t-.....