They should be in the middle of their season, in top form forged through intensive training during the winter break. Instead, they are at gunpoint, and some are even confined to their homes. The coronavirus is paralyzing Grand Prix drivers as it would like to decimate the population. How are the MotoGP stars keeping busy during this period of technical unemployment? Here are some answers…
Let us rest assured. The pilots, although deprived of competition, do not get depressed in front of their TV working out. This delayed start to the MotoGP season is in no way synonymous with rest, quite the contrary! The latter, who are impatient at the idea of competing on the track, continue, failing that, to train to be best prepared when the day comes. An intensive exercise since some almost end up injuring themselves. So, recently Maverick Vinales...
There are therefore those – and there are many – who favor dirt-track. A few days ago, before Italy went into lockdown, Francis Bagnaia (Pramac Racing) posted photos of him racing at MotorRanch, with Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT).
In Spain, Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team), who continues to recover from his shoulder surgery and Maverick Vinales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) had a fairly similar program. The latter even went to the hospital after a fall…
Tito Rabat (Reale Avintia Racing), Álex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Johann zarco (Reale Avintia Racing) were recently involved in supermoto racing.
Others opt for a little running like Jorge Lorenzo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) or fabio quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT).
Aleix Espargaró, back from Losail for a few days, cannot do without his mountain bike. The Aprilia rider returned to training in his Andorra, taking advantage of the forced break to spend more time with the family. “ The day off means good coffee and pancakes with the family! » Also at work Andrea Iannone who, after a day on the track in karts, trains at the gym. “The Maniac” awaits sentencing by the FIM CDI after the case of suspected doping found at the end of the 2019 Sepang Grand Prix. In the event of suspension, his legal defense is ready to appeal to the CAS in Lausanne.
