MotoGP bosses may turn to Argentina if they have to cancel the Qatar Grand Prix due to conflict in the Middle East, a journalist has claimed.
On Tuesday, the FIA confirmed that the opening round of the World Endurance Championship in Qatar had been postponed after the country was hit by an Iranian attack.
Only five weeks left. MotoGP He is set to visit Luzille but it is unclear whether the event will go ahead. Last weekend, teams were in trouble on their way back from the Thai Grand Prix.
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According to a journalist Daryl Ramadierthe Qatar GP ‘definitely’ will not take place as planned, ‘confirmation of arrival’. He believes there are three options on the table.
What MotoGP can call back is ‘talk is spreading.’ Rio Hondo Hot Springs In Argentina, it was months after the circuit dropped the calendar. Brazil have taken the second round draw in this year’s schedule.
Alternatively, the race in Qatar could be moved to an ‘end-of-season’ gap, which would keep the calendar at 22 races. The problem there is that the last eight rounds are split into four back-to-backs and only one weekend.
The schedule is not as busy in the European winter, but it is impossible to know when the place will be safe for such an event. The high temperature in the Gulf is also worth noting.
The final step is to cancel the tournament entirely and reduce it to 21 tournaments. That leaves a month gap between Austin and Jerez, but this situation may be inevitable.
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The competition Simon Patterson He is also aware of the Argentina rumours, but would be ‘surprised’ if this happens.
Ramadier said it would be ‘logistically and economically complex’, and Patterson added that the teams did not have the ‘budget’ to implement the plan. The Qatar weekend was scheduled to take place two weeks after the Brazil-Americans back-to-back.
Formula 1 is set to stop in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia next month, but now reports are emerging that it could instead turn to more urgent venues in Europe. Unlike their MotoGP counterparts, F1 teams have the resources to pull that off.
For now, Patterson thinks the best outcome is a rescheduled Qatar GP in November rather than a switch.
MotoGP is already planning to return to Argentina In the year In 2027, this time in the capital, Buenos Aires.
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