Broadcast partners showing coverage of the event will include Sky Italy, Canal+ in France, DAZN (in Spain, Italy and DACHS), BT Sport in the UK, ServusTV in Austria and Germany, Fox Asia, Fox Australia, Viasat in Sweden, NBC in the USA, Fox Brazil and ESPN in Latin America, Motorsport TV Russia, Eurosport India, TEN, and SuperSport across Africa – taking the show global once again.
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The coronavirus pandemic is ongoing and has already resulted in some modifications to the 2020 calendar for the FIM CEV Repsol: the postponement of the Algarve and Valencia Rounds. Nevertheless, the FIM CEV Repsol would like to reaffirm that racing is our top priority in 2020.
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I would thank them, first of all, for having saved so many lives; although the figures are scary, without them it would not have been possible. I want to thank them for having taken the risk for us because unfortunately some of them have also passed away. We should all be proud and grateful for everyone who has made this possible, from doctors and nurses to cleaning personnel and the police forces… It is a bad dream. No one could have imagined, not even the most pessimistic, that we would live what we are living. I want, from here, to pay them my most sincere and humble tribute. And now that we have managed to flatten the curve after the common effort, I would ask everyone else to act responsibly: do it for you, do it for everyone.
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“For me it was perfect, it was what I was looking for,” comments Viñales, talking about making the jump from Suzuki to Yamaha at the beginning of the 2017 campaign. It was a combination that got everyone excited – Viñales’ smooth, eloquent style would undoubtedly suit the YZR-M1. And the 2013 Moto3™ World Champion certainly clicked with his new toy: “When racing, I’m looking forward to winning and especially battling for the title. I moved up to Yamaha and already from the first day I thought ‘now we have the chance, I must fight for the title’,” continued the number 12 rider.
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I think that it’s a possibility. If, all of a sudden, the circumstances align themselves, and a good team, and the possibility of enjoying himself and having a good time without the pressure that he felt in recent years, to ride well and do a very important professional job, which would be to help Yamaha or the factory to get the bike ready and continue experiencing the races without the negative aspects and with more positives, I think that yes, he could be tempted, but I hope not because it’s hard to watch, as a parent.
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Overnight Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta debriefed the agreement reached to propose two Grands Prix and a WorldSBK round at Jerez in July and August, as well as updates on when we may expect to get a glimpse at an updated calendar.
“Yesterday we had a meeting, the Vice President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Mayor of Jerez and I, and agreed the conditions to propose holding two MotoGP events and one Superbike event there, on the 19th and 26th of July and the first weekend of August, respectively.
“We agreed the conditions and how we could run that, and our idea is to propose to the Spanish government the possibility to do these events following a protocol we are creating.
“We are waiting for the official answer from the Spanish government regarding that matter. We think it’s something where we’ll be in connection with them next week following different meetings, and then finally we’ll know if this is enough to make it possible to have these Grands Prix at that time.
“We will start to talk as a new situation is coming to Spain, and then next week we will start the conversations about hosting the Grands Prix.”
Is there the possibility of holding a test at the venue before the first race? For all three categories?
“Yes. Our proposal is to have a test on the Wednesday before the first weekend.
“We are going through similar procedures with the governments in each country we want to go to, but that’s separate and we think maybe by the first part of June we can propose a calendar. Definitively. We’re looking at different dates, but we’re also waiting for the F1 calendar – and it will be difficult because it’s a short time and there will be many events – to try and avoid clashes with Formula 1.”
What about WorldSBK? What’s the situation?
“We are still discussing it. We have confirmation from Jerez that it’s possible to do it there. We don’t know exactly, Superbike is talking with different countries to know exactly what are the possibilities, and obviously we will do the same as MotoGP: when we know the situation exactly and the calendars and the possibilities to hold events in different countries, we will announce the new calendar. In the agreement with the government of Andalucia and the city of Jerez we include one WorldSBK race weekend.”
The plan in Jerez is to have the WorldSBK round after the Grands Prix. Is that something that could be the same going forward at other circuits or is it just for Jerez?
“In WorldSBK, we have the same situation as MotoGP: the first thing is to have permission to do races and then we can see which races can be held, in the days before… everything is open, as in MotoGP, but we have the plan to start as soon as possible and we believe this will be in the middle or end of July in Europe. There is the Superbike event in Argentina, we need to look at that but it’s still our plan to have more or less the same schedule – in terms of confirmation – as we do in MotoGP, so we think by the beginning of June we will have a clearer picture of what we can do with both.”
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With no racing taking place right now, many of these same FIM Medical Commission members are currently working as doctors and health workers on the front line at this important moment, putting themselves at risk to help others, and it is them who deserve the biggest thanks of all alongside every other member of the motorcycle family who has played their part over recent times.
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Controversy, incredible racing and one of the most intense final showdowns we’ve ever seen. 2015 had everything and a little bit more, so if you can access BT Sport, tune in at 10am BST on Sunday the 10th of May to relive one arguably the most talked about MotoGP™ seasons in history.
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Milena tells us that out of the many roles that she covered in the paddock, each job had interesting peculiarities, but what unites them all are the relationships they develop. “I like to follow the riders in their professional growth. For example, I worked with Cal Crutchlow for some time,” she says, recalling the peculiarities of her relationship. “The day after we were no longer members of the same team, Cal said to me: ‘Finally we can be friends’. When you work with a rider, you have to tell him to do things he doesn’t want to. For this there cannot be too much friendliness, it takes a level of detachment because he respects what you tell him. That’s why I think every rider is very special.” Adding, “but, at the same time, it is inevitable that you create human relationships with your colleagues, this is an unusual job, you spend most of your time with them.”
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Dorna has put a proposal forward to the Spanish authorities to run a back to back MotoGP double-header weekend at Jerez on the weekend of July 19th and July 26th, immediately followed by a World Superbike Championship the following weekend of August 2nd.
Once authorisation from the Spanish government has been given, the three events will be proposed to the FIM for inclusion on their respective calendars.
MotoGP tentatively scheduled new Jerez kick-off
The first MotoGP event would be the Grand Prix of Spain, becoming the season opener for the MotoGP class, and the second would be the Grand Prix of Andalusia.
The 2020 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship’s Spanish Round at Jerez would then take place from the 31st of July to 2nd August. Immediately following the two consecutive MotoGP World Championship events at the circuit.
Jerez WorldSBK 2019
The heat at that time of year in Spain can be stifling and those high temperatures will make tyre selection and management even more critical than ever. Grip might be very hard to come by…
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