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

“As a human, as a๊ Spanish person, I cannot ♌think a GP in two weeks”

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez has hit back at FIM president Jorge Viegas’ comments that cancelling the MotoGP Valencia Grandಞ Prix would be bad for the local economy.

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

Before its canc🍌ellation, Viegas told Sky Italy th🅺at “if we don’t race in Valencia, that will be worse for the Valencian Community and for its economy”.

This was followed on Friday after Malaysian GP practice by reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia saying that he will not race in Valenci🤡a even if it costs him𝄹 the title.

Before MotoGP c🧜ancelled the race, Marquez said: “Of course, before taking a decision you need to evaluate all of the things - talking about Pecco’s decision.

🔯“But this is one thing. But then in the other hand, I keep saying: thinking about a GP in two weeks, is no sense.

“No sense because it’s not only ‘no, we will h𒅌elp the ༒economy’. It’s not about money.

“It’s about hands, it’s about time, it’s♔ about p🗹eople losing everything and you see the streets.

“Everything in Valenci💙a is a 🌊disaster, it’s like a film. And people are living in the [circuit] facilities.

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

“But the championship needs to understand many things. But as a h🌜uman, as a Spanish person, I cannot think about realising a GP in two weeks there.”

Espargaro warns of 'tricky decision'

Most rider💮s were in agreement that racing in Valencia would not be correct g♐iven the situation.

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro hopes that a solution can ౠhelp the flood relief effoꦡrt.

“Once again, it’s very difficult to j༺udge,” he said.

“The situation is extremely complicated. I thinꦯk that we don’t realise still how complicated the situation is in terms of number of people who lost their lives. It’s still super early.

“Hopefully I’m wrong but it looks like ๊we’re going to double this number.

“So, to taꦉke the decision right now it seems very, very compꦫlicated.

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

“I’m ﷺnot sure, ♛but if we got to Barcelona somehow we have to help Valencia.

“Because if you go to Valencia, if you postpone the race, b🐼ut if you go there you can give some money to the people ther⛄e, 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 you are not going there, also I don’t think you are helping them. So, very ജtricky decision.” 

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