If we take into account all the voices in the MotoGP paddock, we must recognize that the opinion favorable to the sprint race largely prevails. Indeed, if there is a part of the drivers who are against or doubtful, another part is resolutely for and as the latter are joined by all the team directors, who were aware of what was going on before the official announcement, the balance leans towards the side of the good idea to be validated. Here are these opinions, one of which is quite clear-cut, since it is implied that it was a question of survival…
And we owe this approach to Jorge Lorenzo, retired five-time World Champion and now a commentator on Dazn who gives his opinion as follows: “ ultimately, time passes for everyone and sports evolve. As the saying goes, it's time to renew ourselves or we die. It's time to try new things to make people more addicted to MotoGP, a better show », explains Por Fuera when asked about this new modality. In short, the idea is to shake up the MotoGP format and make the World Championship more interesting and closer to the media and the spectator.
Jorge Lorenzo concludes: “ there are good things, it's true. I think the public has a chance to see more battles and the drivers to score points and be on the track more » The team directors are also for it. Paolo ciabatti, the Ducati sporting director thus showed his greatest satisfaction with the format : " this is the perfect time to introduce something new to the racing format to make it more attractive to spectators and those coming to the circuit. Maybe we need a little time to understand the consequences, but it's a positive thing on our side. This puts extra pressure, a race is a race, even if it is small. Some drivers are currently very fast in the first laps and in this case I think it would be super fun ».
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At Aprilia, Paolo Bonora, also seems to agree with sprint races: “ for fans it will be a better engagement opportunity. They will be able to see more fights on the track. We must not take too many risks on Saturday, otherwise we will lose opportunities for Sunday. Also for the drivers it will be something different because they will have to attack a lot on Saturday and then think about Sunday ».
Even Alberto puig, from the Repsol Honda team, sees it as a good opportunity to further amuse the fans: “ This way will clearly give fans more visibility and more time to watch the races, which is the most beautiful thing in this sport. The sport is the race itself. For the drivers it will also be, I would say, demanding, but also very interesting from a championship point of view. This format can be approached in multiple ways ».
Guidotti, from KTM, also welcomes it: “ it's time to change to progress in our sport. Ultimately, racing is why we are here. I think so, it will be welcome. We need to tune up our bike and prepare it for the race, especially on Sunday. It won't change too much, but Saturday will be more interesting ».
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