MotoGP, Wilco Zeelenberg of Petronas Yamaha admits: it's hard to calm Fabio Quartararo!

The coronavirus has turned the world upside down and shows no promise of putting it back together once it is done with it and its inhabitants. In MotoGP, we expect him to be willing to loosen his grip, which would open up borders and racing perspectives. The fact remains that the 2020 season will be unprecedented and its organization is only placed under the imperative seal of its feasibility. There will be fewer races, which will take place in a different format as drivers circle around their homes. Wilco Zeelenberg talks about all that, and even a little more…

Wilco Zeelenberg is the team leader of a team Petronas Yamaha which faces as best it can and as it must this global crisis caused by coronavirus. But the Batavian recognizes everything while worrying: “ we think of everything and in this case, I think our team will survive, like the officials. But we are a unique case, with a sponsor like Petronas behind us. I see a lot more problems for the other teams... "

So, it becomes urgent to run. And for that, given the situation, you have to have an open mind: “ it will definitely be difficult to play 19 games if we don't change the system. If we left in June or July, it would be impossible to race 19 Grands Prix. It would be enough for a driver to get injured to skip 5 or 6 races, for me that would be unacceptable. " As Pete Beirer from home KTM, Zeelenberg offers his solutions: I would say that 15 races would be enough to find the world champion. You could also be inspired by SBK and do 8 Grand Prix by running 2 races every weekend, that way we would already have 16. » An idea that few like Marc Márquez.

 

 

 

« Is it more important to have more races or more Grand Prix and which countries should be chosen to host them? At this time we don't know when we will be able to move, but many races could be organized from July to December » comments Zeelenberg on a video uploaded by Niki Kovacs, former driver and now journalist present at all the Grands Prix.

He also comes to his pilots who are chomping at the bit: “ every week I speak with Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo. They train at home and are doing well, you can't stop with the preparation or you have to start again. Of course, it's also difficult for drivers not knowing when it will restart. » And it is apparently torture for our fabio quartararo national ! “ Fabio was ready for the race in Qatar and very disappointed not to be able to race. He is 20 years old and 2 months off seems like 2 years to him. He certainly has a lot of enthusiasm, maybe even a little too much sometimes, we will see how to handle the situation in the best way to keep him calm », concludes Wilco.