Staying at home does not mean being condemned to inaction. Especially since the major players in the Grands Prix are more easily reachable… Since they are confined! Manel Arroyo is the General Manager of Dorna Sports, a very busy man at the moment with his boss Carmelo Ezpeleta to put together a season still in suspense at the end of March. Some predict a possibility of starting hostilities only in September… The Spaniard responds and in particular at the French Grand Prix. In the meantime, we'll have to get used to the show this Sunday afternoon at 15:00 p.m....
Manel Arroyo is a Managing Director of Dorna Sports who was asked by the Canal+ channel to provide an update on this crisis imposed on MotoGP by the coronavirus pandemic. A clarification which opens the reflection on the redesign of the calendar: “ the hope is to start as soon as possible, which is why we continue to work on a daily basis with our promoters, with the teams... It would be a fantastic signal that the situation has improved, or at least that the situation is under control. »
Which is still far from being the case. So what about the races planned for May, with a Grand Prix of France inside ? “ We are waiting for information to reach us from the promoters, in this case from Claude Michy for Le Mans, as he works directly with the local authorities. Same thing for Mugello and Montmeló which are supposed to follow on the calendar. But the idea is really that any postponed Grand Prix will be recovered afterwards. In any case we will do everything to have as complete a season as possible! »
In the meantime, there will be virtual races. Because that of this Sunday afternoon 15:00 p.m. bringing together ten drivers to take on the digitalized Mugello is just the beginning. We already know that there will be another one on 12th April. Which won't be the last! “ The stakeholders were so enthusiastic that we had requests for a second race “, he reveals. “ In reality, we will do more. The pilots are at home, they are training, but the video games also really appeal to the youngest. I think that by bringing together all our drivers, it will be a great success. » We will therefore have to work to convince Valentino Rossi...
