Marc Marquez hits back at FIM president’s economy comments over Valencia GP

“As a hꦅuman, as a Spanish person, I cannot think a GP in two weeks”

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez has hit back at FIM president Jorge Viegas’ comments that cancelling the MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix would be bad for the local e💞conomy🐠.

The season-finale Valencia MotoGP has been cancelled due to deadly flooding in th♕e region this week that has so far claimed the lives of more than 150 people.

Before its cancꦆellation, Viegas told Sky Italy that “if we don’t race in Valencia, that will bꦬe worse for the Valencian Community and for its economy”.

This was followed on Friday after Malaysian GP practice by reigning world chꩲampion Fr💃ancesco Bagnaia saying that he will not race in Valencia even if it costs him the title.

Before MotoG🦄P cancelled the race, Marque🌳z said: “Of course, before taking a decision you need to evaluate all of the things - talking about Pecco’s decision.

“But ꦰthis is one thing. But then in the other hand, I keep sayi♋ng: thinking about a GP in two weeks, is no sense.

“ܫNo sense because it’s not only ‘no, we will help the economy’. I♏t’s not about money.

“It’s about hands, it’s aboutꩵ time, it’s abꦯout people losing everything and you see the streets.

“Everything in Valenc𓂃🥃ia is a disaster, it’s like a film. And people are living in the [circuit] facilities.

“So, it’s not a matter of m♐oney. Of course the money can help to bring back a normal life as soon as possible, everyone wants that.

“But the championsh🎀ip needs to understand many things. But as a human, as a Spanish person, I cannot think about realising a GP in two weeks🙈 there.”

Espargaro warns of 'tricky decision'

Mos🅷t riders were in agreement that racing in Valencia would not be cor🐲rect given the situation.

A⛄prilia’s Aleix Espargaro hopes that a solution can help the flood 🧜relief effort.

“Once again, it’s very difficult ꦅto judge,” he said.

“The situation is extremely complicated. I think that we don’t realise still ho🉐w complicated the situation is in terms of number of peo🎃ple who lost their lives. It’s still super early.

“Hopeful﷽ly I’m wrong but it looks like♔ we’re going to double this number.

“So,▨ to take the decision right now it seems very, very complicated.

“On꧑ce again, for Dorna it will be difficult to take the right decision. Hopefully the decision we take, we can somehღow help Valencia.

“I’m not sure, but if we got to Barcelona somehow we ha💧ve to help🐽 Valencia.

“Because if you go to Valencia, if you postpo🎶ne the race, but if you go there you can give some money to the people there, to the hotels.

“To say you are not going there right now… I understand, I don’t want to go with this situation. But to say that ಌyou a𝔍re not going there, also I don’t think you are helping them. So, very tricky decision.” 

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