The consequences of the coronavirus of course apply to health, and this is the essential concern that must be kept in mind. But there will be an after that we are already promised will be different from the day before. Certain patterns will need to be changed and we must hope that many will still be there to be actors. Economically, the shutdown of the global machine will have repercussions. It will test like elsewhere and certainly to the extreme a Grand Prix paddock which has entered into turmoil. Sports director Paolo Ciabatti gives insight into a mindset that is already changing…
Paolo ciabatti is the sports director at Ducati, a great job when competitions are underway. But it is also a responsibility which has another, less romantic side, consisting of enforcing contract clauses and preserving the interests of one's employer. However, in the case of a pandemic imposed by the coronavirus which makes everyone go home, interrupts all social life and other events, it is the hidden part of the iceberg which surfaces…
In an unvarnished interview on the site Moto.it, Paolo ciabatti explains thus about a MotoGP season which does not start: “ Until the situation becomes clearer, no decision should be taken: if enough races are played, contracts will remain valid. " And otherwise ? “ My personal point of view is that there are no conditions for this reasoning. The priorities are different, there is no longer any point in anticipating discussions on pilots for the next few years. »
The Italian ends not without a certain gravity: “ What is happening now will significantly change the way we live, think, and do things. There will be a heavy effect on the global economy with obvious repercussions on our sport too. " To meditate…
