The organization of the MotoGP World Championship surprise announced this Friday significant changes in schedules Facing the Australian Grand Prix this Saturday or Sunday. They are due to bad weather conditions which is expected on Sunday because of the rain and, especially, the strong windwhich raised fears about the complete contention of the races in the three categories and even put the cancellation of the MotoGP race at risk.
The last time the MotoGP race was run on a Saturday was in Assen’2015, the last year the Dutch GP race was held on that day to adhere to the Calvinist tradition of respecting the Sunday religious service.
Due to this situation, it was decided to change the format of the weekend with the aim of guaranteeing the GP race and, above all, prioritizing the safety of the drivers since strong gusts of wind are the biggest enemy of the current aerodynamics. in MotoGP. What does this mean the long race and the sprint race exchange date which will leave a configuration completely different from the usual one.
So, The main race of the Australian MotoGP Grand Prix takes place this Saturday, October 21 at 3:10 pm local time. That is, to 6:10 in the morning during the Spanish peninsular period.
This situation is caused the sprint race could not be played on Saturday and, therefore, was postponed to Sunday. It is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM Philip Island time. It is equal to 5:00 am in Spanish. Sunday’s races of the two minor categories remain as before: Moto3 at 2 hours and Moto2 at 3:15 hours Spanish peninsular time. They cautioned that Sunday’s program will be held “as time permits.”
Source: La Verdad
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