MotoGP Japan: Motegi timetables, if super typhoon Nanmadol lets flights through

The Japanese Grand Prix is on the horizon this weekend, but it is currently literally obstructed by the consequences of a super typhoon called Nanmadol. It is rare to see this type of weather phenomenon classified as “severe” by Japanese authorities. However, it is the case of this one which complicates the reunion of the archipelago with a MotoGP which has not been seen on its soil since the advent of this world after...

Right after Aragon, the pilots head towards the Japan, where the sixteenth round of the season will be held. The championship is more open than ever with fabio quartararo as leader, followed by a few points by Francis Bagnaia et Aleix Espargaro since its abandonment in Alcañiz. Meanwhile, in Moto3, Izan Guevara marches towards the title while in Moto2, Augusto Fernandez can hope more and more to join the MotoGP in 2023 with the champion's crown. As Remy gardner This year…

Certainly, but for the moment, this remains hypothetical. Indeed, no one can predict when the four cargo jumbos with the necessary equipment to honor a Grand Prix will be able to fly to Tokyo. Direct flights for passengers in Europe have been delayed in obtaining clearance to take off. Meteorologists are now unanimously speaking of a “typhoon of unusual violence” which hit southern Japan on the Sunday of the race in Aragon with strong gusts of wind and heavy rain.

Taka Nakagami had surgery on his right hand and fears missing his appointment in Japan

In the meantime, the local pilot Taka Nakagami, victim of a fall during incidents at the start of the race in Spain with Marc Marquez as the central actor of the events, underwent an operation on his injured right hand in Barcelona under the scalpel of the essential Doctor Mir. The limb suffers cuts right down to the tendons. The LCR Honda rider’s participation in his national race remains uncertain…

This sixteenth round of the calendar therefore remains marked for the moment with the seal of uncertainty for all its players. If the wrath of heaven experiences a lull, we hope to Nakagami to enjoy the program that follows. Due to the logistical challenges posed by staging the Grand Prix back-to-back with the Aragón Grand Prix, as well as potential delays caused by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and its effect on airspace, it was decided not to not organize testing sessions for the Grand Prix, MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 categories on Friday morning. Here are the times, in our latitudes, it goes without saying.