Nothing escapes the coronavirus. Official competitions are canceled or postponed because of him and now he also attacks the tests that the factories want to do, to conveniently occupy the vacant time while waiting for the start of the season. Meanwhile, WSBK is not forgotten, with its Qatar meeting already canceled. But this is not the only point in common with the Grands Prix. There is also Jerez…
KTM had praised the route of Jerez for three days of testing that the Austrian firm would have shared with Suzuki, Honda et Aprilia. A good idea to take advantage of a unique opportunity to extend the offseason. However, flights between Italy and Spain are canceled until March 25. And the vast majority of people in the paddock of all categories reside in one of these two countries.
The test is scheduled from 18 at 20 March. During this time, Italians are confined to their homes since Tuesday… For Aprilia at least, carrying out these tests seems to have become a mission impossible. For the moment there is no official communication on the issue, also because not being an official test organized by Dorna, there was no media coverage of the event.
For its part, the WSBK planned to survey the Jerez site from 27 at 29 March. No changes to the calendar have yet been communicated to the teams, and for the moment the Andalusian stage of the SBK world championship is confirmed, but the situation is obviously constantly evolving and updates will undoubtedly arrive soon. Because, as in the Grand Prix, there is a thorny logistical question to manage…
