The poor weather forecast for Sunday, with heavy rain and strong gusts of wind, has caused the world championship organization to change the order of the races for the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix, which will be held this weekend. on Phillip Island.
Thus, the Sprint race that was to be held on Saturday at 13 laps, moves to Sunday, if time permits, and the Grand Prix, which is normally held on Sunday at double the distance (27 laps), on this occasion, in Australia will take place on Saturday starting at 6:10am (Spanish time).
In this way, the organization “covers its back” if bad weather conditions force it to cancel the Sunday day, in which the Moto2 and Moto3 races must also be held, which do not suffer any type of change in their usual schedules.
A change that the pilots have welcomed. The Spanish Marc Márquez (Honda RC 213 V), has assured at the end of the first day of training for the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix that “it is a success because you anticipate the problem that may arise on Sunday.”
“Then, if Sunday is good, well, in the end the format of the championship does not change, although the information you have about the rear tire may change a little, to choose the good one, but the format of the rear tire will not change much. weekend,” Márquez explained, saying he had everything “prepared and quite clear.”
The Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M 1), who finished seventeenth at the end of the first day of practice for the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix, was also satisfied and assured that “looking at the atmospheric conditions on Sunday, it is the right decision.” .
“It is the right decision to not lose a race, firstly because with the wind it is impossible to ride, especially on this track. Here it is not possible with 30 km/h intensity and they have announced more than 60 km/h. It is fair let it be done like this and I think that on Sunday we will go home a little earlier,” said Fabio Quartararo.