Carmelo Ezpeleta may have been wrong, in an interview, to say out loud what everyone in the paddock is thinking. And about what? From a 2020 season to already go through profit and loss. His remark on the idea that we would go a year without seeing any Grand Prix caused a stir, so much so that he wanted to correct the situation in another interview before issuing an official press release stamped Dorna. But the blow had gone off and its echo carried to Hervé Poncharal who, however, is not the type to brood, far from it. And yet…
It's like a blow to the head. Talking about an entire year without seeing the slightest Grand Prix, whereas only a month ago, we were debating about a season to 19 races ending very late in the year, or even at the beginning of 2021, it's like experiencing a free fall after being pushed by surprise... We don't want to believe it. And yet, on GPspirit and despite a press release from Dorna wanting to convince us that nothing was lost, nowHervé Poncharal condemns us to the flowers of evil. It is the bouquet !
He explains his point of view thus: “ Worst case scenario would be not racing this year. I don't want to be pessimistic and I think we should send positive signals to the world. But there is a high probability that there will be no races in 2020 », explains the Frenchman.
We will remember that he knows very well what he is talking about since he is not only the boss of the team Red Bull KTM Tech3. He is also president of IRTA, the teams association, and he Carmelo Ezpeleta almost every day on the phone...
« The virus continues to spread. It will be a long time before we can live and travel freely again. The paddock is made up of so many different nationalities », Declared the tricolor, thus describing the biggest obstacle to returning to a normal season. “ It will be a long time before these people can travel freely again. »
However, after knocking us out, he passes us the cool, damp sponge to revive us… “ The best possible scenario is to ten races Right now. I don't think it's very likely, but I hope so. Ten races would be fantastic. Then we could be very happy at the end of the 2020 season. »
The fact remains that if there are races, in the short, medium or long term, participants will be needed. The main thing, for the moment, is to preserve them: “ the factory teams will also have problems, but they will survive. For Moto3 and Moto2 teams as well as private teams in MotoGP, it will be about survival »Predicts Poncharal. " If we let teams die, it will be extremely difficult to rebuild everything. » On this level, the paddock united in a activity backup plan which is to his credit...
