Ezpeleta: MotoGP season depends on vaccine

Ezpeleta: MotoGP season depends on vaccine

 
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Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has warned that MotoGP competition is unlikely until a vaccine is found for the COVID-19 virus.But with many scientists predicting that may not be possible until next year, Ezpeleta admits the 2020 world championship is hanging in the balance.”I think that until we have vaccines to stop the spread of the coronavirus, it will be very difficult or impossible to organise grand prix and other major events,” he told Speedweek.com.”[Until then] even if life should normalise a bit again, the travel bans will remain in place in all countries. “So it will not be possible for a large number of people to watch a football match or attend a MotoGP event.”I am not very confident that we will be able to run the 2020 GP season.”Even if we continue to work hard on it. We consider all possible solutions.”Ezpeleta insisted that if even a small number of events are possible, races will go ahead.”In the event of force majeure, we can reduce the number of grand prix,” he said of the 13-race minimum stipulated in Dorna’s contract with the FIM. “If we have fewer races, I don’t worry. We can still choose world champions.”Frankly, if we get the chance to restart the world championship, we will do it. It doesn’t matter how many races.”We have more than five months until September. If we could start in September, we could still handle more than four or five grand prix.”We could then turn the calendar upside down: Maybe run a few races in Europe and then travel to Asia if the travel bans are relaxed there by then.”4″It depends on how the situation develops worldwide.”As soon as we see a green light, we can react. We will organise every race that we can manage this season. “However, it is important that the safety and health of everyone involved is guaranteed. If someone gets infected at one of our events, we will be blamed forever.”We can also survive if we have to completely cancel the 2020 season.”If we have to accept this ‘worst case’ scenario, we will prepare for the 2021 season in a timely and conscientious manner.”At the moment it is also a priority that we help the teams survive 2020 financially. We will payout money to them every month, even if there isn’t a single race.”Ezpeleta also confirmed that races would be held without spectators if that meant an event could still go ahead.Latest 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends)RoundDateRaceCircuit18 MarchQatar (MotoGP cancelled)Losail23 MaySpain (postponed)Jerez317 MayFrance (postponed)Le Mans431 MayItalyMugello57 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona 14 June  621 JuneGermanySachsenring728 JuneNetherlandsAssen 5 July  812 JulyFinlandKymiRing (Subject to homologation) 19 July Summer break 26 July Summer break 2 August Summer break99 AugustCzech RepublicBrno1016 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring 23 August  1130 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone 6 September  1213 SeptemberSan MarinoMisano 20 September  1327 SeptemberAragonAragon (rescheduled)144 OctoberThailand Buriram (rescheduled) 11 October  1518 OctoberJapanMotegi1625 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island171 NovemberMalaysiaSepang 8 November  1815 NovemberAmericasCOTA (rescheduled)1922 NovemberArgentinaTermas de Rio Hondo (rescheduled)2029 NovemberValenciaRicardo Tormo (rescheduled) 

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