Save a date: July 19. And a circuit: Jerez. The MotoGP World Championship will start that day and in that place its season if nothing goes wrong in the meeting that should be held today by the organizer Dorna, the Junta de Andalucía and the Jerez City Council. As 'Diario de Jerez' advanced and sources from the organization confirmed to EL MUNDO, the agreement is close to being closed and the formula to be used, although strange, will be effective.
On two consecutive Sundays, on July 19 and 26, two races will be held on the Spanish circuit, both without an audience, with very limited access to the paddock and with tests for everyone who enters -Dorna has already ordered about 10,000-. The idea is that, before the three planned August races in Brno, Austria and Silverstone, the championship can make up some of the time lost due to the coronavirus. At the moment 11 tests have been delayed or canceled, and if it is not possible to start now, there is a risk of archiving the entire season.
"There are chances that two Grand Prix of the MotoGP World Championship will be held in Jerez. Today we can close an agreement so that Andalusia has that projection," Juan Marín, vice president of the Board, commented on Canal Sur Radio this Thursday, confirming the words. the day before from Mamen Sánchez, mayoress of Jerez: "Dorna's offer is very tempting since it would mean the presence of many people in the city, with the consequent benefit for the hospitality sector"
If the agreement is closed, there will only be two pitfalls for the MotoGP World Championship to return in July in Jerez. On the one hand, prepare a schedule that allows you to avoid the extremely high temperatures expected in western Andalusia on those days. And on the other hand, receive the OK from the Ministry of Health so that pilots and mechanics can arrive from countries as affected by the pandemic as Italy or Japan.
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