Weather Factors For Australian MotoGP Sprint Race Officially Abolished

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JAKARTA - The Australian MotoGP Sprint Race 2023 was officially not abolished. The decision was taken following bad weather at the Philip Island Circuit.

The news was conveyed directly by MotoGP through social media and official information. Given the possibility it has also been previously estimated.

"Break news. Unfortunately, the Australian MotoGP Sprint Race has been canceled due to weather conditions and weather forecasts," MotoGP wrote via Twitter quoted on Sunday, October 22.

Before being officially announced, this edition of the Sprint Race was predicted to be canceled. The reason is that the Moto3 and Moto2 races were disrupted due to the condition of the wet track and bad weather at the Phillip Island Circuit.

The Sprint Race schedule also changed before it was finally decided to cancel the event. Initially, the agenda was held on Saturday, October 21, but due to weather considerations, the race was shifted to Sunday at 09.00 am WIB.

Pada Sabtu, balapan yang berlangsung juga berjalan dengan risiko yang cukup besar karena bala Moto3 Australia digelar dalam kondisi trek yang sangat baik dan hujan. Sedangkan di kelas Moto2, balapan dihenti usai lap 10 karena cuaca buruk dan angin kencang yang membuat 10 pebalap terjat.

"There are teams who want to race, some don't. But looking at this condition, with very strong winds, especially in the first and second corners, this is the right decision to cancel the race because it is very dangerous for racers," said Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi after the official Sprint Race was canceled.