It is a decision that hurts, but there are fears that it will be the first of others to come of the same type. Due to a coronavirus which is spreading around the world, and the fact that it has particularly affected two major countries in the life of the paddock and the teams: Japan and Italy, the MotoGP season will not start, the March 8, in Qatar. Davide Brivio is the first to react for Suzuki, and he hides neither his disappointment nor his concern…
If you come fromItaly and Japan right now and you want to enter a country through the airport, you will encounter difficulties. Either you will be put back on a return plane, or you will have to experience the joys of quarantine. THE MotoGP found itself torn apart by the measures taken by the government of Qatar concerned with determining the best health measures to avoid as much as possible the spread of Covid-19.
So you have those of Moto3 and Moto2 present on site because they were doing a three-day test. Then you have some of the teams MotoGP who had stayed put because she felt the wind coming, while others thought they would reach her in time. Then there are those who will arrive... A logistical spread that is impossible to manage.
Certainly, but we will have to think about what comes next. Because it will either be necessary to bring everyone together at some point or repatriate them. From this point of view, we can already say that the meeting point will certainly not take place in Thailand March 22...
Sportingly Yamaha et Suzuki, who convinced during the offseason tests, may have it bad. Honda et Marc Márquez will never say that it is good, the general situation does not lend itself to smiling, but still... On the airwaves of GP One, Davide Brivio commented for Suzuki: “ It's obviously a shame that the first race of the season was canceled, because we were really ready to start, like all MotoGP fans. Some members of our team remained in Qatar after the testing days, because we were aware of the seriousness of this emergency. However, the most important thing is everyone's safety, and we must respect the decision taken by the local authorities and MotoGP officials. »
He finishes : " it's a strange and delicate time for everyone in the world and we have to take things race by race at the moment, and see how the situation develops in the coming weeks. I really wish good luck to the riders competing in the upcoming Moto2 and Moto3 this weekend, hoping we can get back on track soon. »
