The 2018 MotoGP season was truly magnificent. But still, there was a cloud in this beautiful blue sky. All the more embarrassing as it continually poured the water it contained onto a Silverstone track which found itself drowned by these problems. Before being completely wrecked. A tragedies that no one wants to relive in 2019. To avoid certain things that happened during this British Grand Prix which dissolved in the downpour, Valentino Rossi makes a proposal...
The cancellation of the Silverstone race revealed communication gaps that were as banal as they were unacceptable for a high-level sport. The point criticized here is the famous meeting launched at the start and which decided to cancel the Sunday races. An important meeting, yet missed by some, unwillingly. So, Andrea Dovizioso was not informed of this meeting, nor was the manager of the Ducati team, Davide Tardozzi. Many participants saw their colleagues from the Security Commission on television and moved in the same direction on their own initiative. A procedure decidedly too random to make one of the most delicate decisions of the 2018 MotoGP season.
Every Friday evening during race weekends, the Safety Commission brings all drivers together to discuss safety matters. Many people participate, although attendance is not obligatory. This takes place in Dorna's demountable premises.
» I think the Safety Commission is the modern pilots association " , said Valentino Rossi, on the website Motorsport-Total.com. " We all talk about safety issues together and many pilots go to meetings, which is great."
But at Silverstone, in the general chaos, there was no general summons for an official meeting and if the drivers found themselves in the IRTA truck, it was thanks to quick word of mouth which nevertheless left some of them forgotten. .
To avoid going through this again, the Doctor offers a solution: “ the organization at Silverstone was certainly not good. Some pilots knew it and they arrived, others knew nothing. It should be easy to organize better so that everyone gets together next time. I think we should create a WhatsApp group “. To be continued ?
