Following deadly floods in eastern Spain on Tuesday October 29, the last MotoGP Grand Prix of the season, scheduled for Valencia from November 15 to 17, was canceled. Asked on Canal+, the sporting director of Dorna Sports, the company owning the rights to the championship, estimated that the best fallback option was the Barcelona circuit.
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After the deadly floods in Valencia, the last MotoGP Grand Prix of the season could be relocated to Barcelona, according to the sporting director of Dorna Sports. | PHOTO : LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP
The last MotoGP Grand Prix of the season relocated to Barcelona? In any case, this is the wish expressed by Carlos Ezpeleta, the sporting director of Dorna Sports, the company owning the rights to the world championship. “We looked at all the possible options: Barcelona is the best option on the planned dateshe said this Sunday, November 3 at the microphone of Canal + on the sidelines of the Malaysian Grand Prix. We will be able to confirm this over the next two days. We will see with the Catalan government if we can organize this. »
Waiting for an agreement between the organization and the authorities
The last Grand Prix of the MotoGP season, initially scheduled for Cheste, near Valencia, from November 15 to 17, was canceled due to deadly floods in eastern Spain on Tuesday October 29, causing the death of 213 people according to a provisional report from the authorities. “It was a huge challenge for MotoGP but also for the inhabitants of Valenciadeveloped Carlos Ezpeleta for Canal +. It has already been confirmed that there will be no Grand Prix in Valencia on the scheduled dates (from November 15 to 17). We are looking for an alternative. We feel that with the current situation of the championship, it is the last GP, we really have to be able to offer the paddock and all the fans one last Grand Prix. »
The organization, which has been studying a fallback solution since Friday, seems to have set its sights on the circuit in the Spanish capital. “All Valencia fans will be able to travel to Cataloniaconcluded the sports director of Dorna Sports. The government and the organizers will have to come to an agreement. The urgency is not to confirm a Grand Prix, but to help Valencia and its inhabitants. »
