By his results, he is the captain of MotoGP, by his flamboyant style, he is a phenomenon, but as he has been a professional rider since almost his birth, we also have the image of the perfect son-in-law. The child prodigy of the system. But we have to believe that we were completely wrong. Because if the eight-time World Champion is well educated and presents well, he also has strong ideas which can transform him into a vindictive trade unionist. So on the subject of the multiplication of Grands Prix on the calendar to come in the coming years. His idea on the matter was noticed, because he put Dorna in the hot seat!
Dorna is the organizer of both the MotoGP and WSBK. Considering where these motorcycle speed categories are in terms of audience and spectacle, we cannot say that the promoter is doing a bad job. That being said, one subject is becoming more and more hot and that is Grand Prix inflation. For the first time in its history, the category will experience this year 20 appointment. And it's not over. In 2022, it will be 22. Indonesia will be there in 2021, then Spain will sacrifice two Grands Prix to make way for Portugal, Hungary and Brazil.
Good news ? Not for everybody. Marc Márquez warned: “ it seems that in the future there will be more races. In my opinion, Dorna needs to change her strategy when preparing a schedule. Because we are also human. » Firm words collected on Motoracing.
The Honda official even insists: “ more races mean more effort for everyone. » Dorna is, however, also a source of suggestion. A few months ago, the Grand Prix Commission agreed that 2020 would be the last season in which Valencia and Qatar are organizing their respective MotoGP pre-season test. In 2021, only Jerez (November 19-20) and Sepang (06-08 February) will organize the official IRTA tests.
This way, while teams and drivers will lose days of testing and tuning their prototypes, they will have more days of rest and less stress at the end and start of the season. Additionally, rumors say that the factories are preparing a regulation change with Dorna that would allow them to develop the bikes and their engines during the first races of the 2021 season to compensate for the disappearance of the Jerez and Losail tests. But what is certain is that the file is being followed by Marc Márquez...
