This is very bad publicity which fell on the roof of an Avintia team on the eve of the second Grand Prix organized in Misano. The Esponsarama Racing structure is the first to regret the misconduct of one of its mechanics, who tried to circumvent the health rules put in place by Dorna to protect its paddock from Covid-19. The unmasked man, this evening, obviously no longer has many friends and probably no more work...
The Avintia Esponsorama Racing team reacted to the affair of the PCR test with fraudulently modified dates by firmly dissociating itself from its employee, the author of the facts. It recalls the seriousness of the events in a sensitive health context. He also points out that this sad action is individual and he regrets that it could taint a team which gives itself the means to continue its world championship at a time when it is better to be credible in the face of the authorities in the fight against Covid-19. On this side, the attempted fraud having failed, Dorna et bristled demonstrated their control capabilities.
The team announces that in view of the circumstances which went against “ its team policy and code of conduct to which all its members adhere, including mechanics, technicians, family members, sponsors, or anyone close to the team ", she is " obliged to take specific disciplinary measures » and thus close all relations with his team member " which, yesterday, thanks to the excellent work carried out by Dorna and Irta, unsuccessfully falsified a PCR test to obtain access to the paddock of the Misano circuit for the next Grand Prix ».
The Avintia team mentions and regrets the endangerment
« We show our total compliance with all the measures taken by Dorna and Irta »continues the press release. Who dwells on one point: “ being the team indirectly responsible for assuming all costs derived from the exceptional measures of the COVID-19 protocols to all its employees, with this type of actions we are aware that it wanted to obtain its own benefit by endangering the rest of the people who make up the team and the championship. These behaviors not only harm the image of the team, but also the rest of the paddock and the championship as a whole. ».
« We would like to clarify that it is the responsibility of each member of the team to register their access and their PCR test for the organization, on an online platform for each circuit according to the guidelines which, for COVID-19 reasons, are currently in force for paddock access » adds the press release which ends as follows: “ Avintia Esponsorama Racing would like to apologize and thank DORNA and IRTA for all the efforts made to ensure the safety of everyone in the paddock MotoGP, thus allowing the smooth running of the championship ».
It will be recalled that, since the revelation of this affair, it has been announced that reinforced controls will be carried out until the end of the season regarding these PCR tests.
