The forecast storm, which had prompted the grand prix race to be moved to Saturday afternoon, duly a🃏rrived at Phillip Island on Sunday.

Warm-up passed without issue, and the Moto3 Grand Prix went the full distance, despite wo🅺rsening rain.

However increasing wind, fo🐠recast to reach as high as 80km/h, prompted the following Moto2 race to be stopped after ten laps and was the main reason why the 13-lap MotoGP Sprint was subsequently cancelled.

“In these situations, it is always difficult for the organisers to make such a decision, but common sense prevailed for eveᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚryone's safety,” said Marini. “After the warm up, I have to say that the big problem wasn't the water on the track but the wind.

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“The situation was really dangerous because you could be pushed off track, at the first corner, at 300-330 km/h (205mph). I think it was the right decision, the organisers did their best to proceed with the schedule, b💦ut nature cannot be controlled.”

A secondary concern was the low air temperature, just 13 degrees for the MotoGP warm-up and still only 15 by the time of the red-ꦡflagged Moto2 race.

“This morning it was really cold, it was almost impossible to manage the tyres properly, especially on the right side,” Marini confirmed. “It's a shame for everyone, especially the fans, and now we'r🃏e thinking about Thailand.”

Team-mate Marco Bezzecchi, who like Marini is also recovering from a recently fractu✃red collarbone, agreed:

“I don't think it could have been done differently, I have also s🔜ay that the Moto3 and Moto2 guys were really good because the situation was already critical duri🐼ng their races.

“On our side, in the warm-up, the conditions weren't bad. The water on the t🍬rack coul𒁏d be managed, but the wind and the tyre temperature made things more complicated.

“These compounds are not designed for this cold and here we only have two right corners to warm the tyres on that side. It's a real shame for the fans, they deserved a good show and also for us who love t♌his track. “

Bezzecchi and Marini finished sixth and twelfth respectivel💝y in the dry Saturday grand prix.

“I like racing in the wet, but today it would have been an unnecessary risk for everyone. With one race less, I hope not to suffer with my shoulder in Thailand, also we will ma🔥ke the most of these days to recover.”

The 2024ꦯ Australian MotoGP is agaꦿin scheduled for the same mid-October date.