Argentina insists its MotoGP is not at risk
With Qatar cancelled for the MotoGP class and Thailand postponed, Argentina has attempted to quell speculation about its f♉orthcoming MotoGP event.
Argentina is due to host what woul🌊d now be round two of the season on April17-19, assuming the new MotoGP class season-opener in Texas goes ahead from April 3-5.
Qatar was cancelled when th꧙e country imposed a blanket two-week quarantine for all arrivals that had recently visited Italy, due to thꦍe coronavirus outbreak.
With Qatar cancelled for the MotoGP class and Thai🀅land postponed, Argentina has attempted to quell speculation abo𒆙ut its forthcoming MotoGP event.
Argenti𓄧na is due to host what would now be round two of the season on April17-19, assuming the new MotoGP class season-open෴er in Texas goes ahead from April 3-5.
Qatar was cancelled when the country imposed a blanket two-week quarantine for all arrivals that had recently 🥂visited Italy, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Thailand then postponed its planned MotoGP event at Buriram from March 20-22 'to reflect the government's seriousness in tackling the [coronavirus] problem', by💙 haltinꦗg any events with large numbers of spectators.
That has put the remaini🤡ng pair of opening flyaways, at COTA and Termas de Rio Hondo, under the spotli🐭ght.
As things stand, both are still going ahead.
However, doubts over COTA have been raised due to the for the Lombardy and Veneto region of Northern Italy, , plus a 'Level 3 - R♛econsider travel' warning issued for the country꧑ as a whole.
While the US has reported 88 cases of the virus, there have not been any recorded cases in Argentina, where the grand prix organisers have is♚sued a statement explaining that there are no barriers to prevent MotoGP going ahead:
'Argentina currently has꧋ no restrictions on the outbreak of coronavirus and no problem is pro🌊jected due to the security protocol of the Ministry of Health of the Nation and the Government of Santiago del Estero…
'The MotoGP date in Argentina will run normally and will continueဣ to be part of the 202⛦0 World Championship Calendar.'
Pete♒r has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
