For two years, MotoGP has united to face a Covid-19 pandemic which is officially still ongoing but, as if to further add to the woes of the world, it is a new war which has taken precedence over the crisis sanitary. In Qatar, the paddock is not the denial of this reality which takes place on European soil of which we were too quickly convinced of its preservation. This conflict in Ukraine, which is a new leap into the unknown, will be mentioned at Losail.
A situation which was first recalled on the Losail grid, for the traditional class photo on Thursday of Qatar Grand Prix which opens the new season: the first thought went to the Ukraine-Russia war. The protagonists of the World Championship thus posted their respective motorcycles, in front of the message: “ United for peace ».
Franco Morbidelli revealed on Sky that he would get personally involved in this reminder of the facts: “ we made a sticker with Aldo Drudi to send a good message about the war in Ukraine. A lot of bad things are happening in Europe, we hope we can have some good races to give people opportunities for fun and entertainment ».
Ukraine: “There are people much more important than us who need to stop this”
Marc Marquez went with his message: “ I don't understand how it is possible that in 2022 we get there with a war. We, the pilots, are all against the war, I don't understand how it is possible not to stop a war in 2022. I don't understand many things, we have to help these people, help these children who are suffering. There are people more important than us who need to stop this. I put all my support against the war ».
Joan mir added: “ the truth is that I do not have any knowledge or arguments that will allow me to understand why this conflict occurred or to express an opinion about it. But I can say that war is not the best way to resolve a conflict or problem between territories or countries. The war is horrible and causes terrible damage to the civilian population and many innocent people die, including many children who do not deserve it. And I'm not just talking about the war in Europe, but any war on our planet, as happened in Syria, Afghanistan or many countries in Africa or America. To everyone I would say: no more war ».
