The event, in the literal sense of the term, of Silverstone with its degraded asphalt and its catastrophic weather, still remains in all the memories of the protagonists of MotoGP. If, on the other side of the Channel, people sing that God saves the queen, he could do nothing for the British Grand Prix subject to the wrath of the elements. The same meeting at the same location is scheduled for the 2019 calendar, and as a corrective action to this debacle, the boss of Dorna, Carmelo Ezpeleta, warned that from now on, if we couldn't run on Sunday, we would do it on Monday or even Tuesday. A scenario that caused a reaction Valentino Rossi...
Silverstone is therefore now also a case law. And it gets people reacting. For example the Doctor: “ run on Monday? But we can stay there for a week, why not? However, it would be preferable to have usable asphalt ».
Because the real subject is there. The rest is just a distraction… “ We are discussing the possibility of running Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. But the problem in England was the condition of the track. Each organizer must be able to guarantee asphalt that can be used in the rain. Then there is no need to postpone the race to Monday or Tuesday. If we regularly postpone races to the following days, no track owner will worry about decent asphalt. So we don't solve the problem. At Silverstone the new asphalt was bad. That was the problem, not the weather ».
He ends on speedweek : " I don't mind running Monday or Tuesday. We just need to make sure we have enough time to get to the next Grand Prix. So we can stay there for a whole weeke ”.
