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Pelumba Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP, Fabio Quartararo muncul juara dunia Kejuaraan Dunia MotoGP musim 2021 setelah menamatkan pusingan di Misano pada kedudukan keempat.

Quartararo sah dinobat juara setelah pencabar terdekat, Francesco Bagnaia kemalangan sewaktu mendahului perlumbaan di Misano meskipun hanya berbaki empat lap.

Ini merupakan kejayaan sulung Quartararo dan yang pertama bagi Yamaha setelah kali akhir melakukannya pada 2015 menerusi Jorge Lorenzo.

Sementara itu, aksi di Misano menyaksikan juara dunia enam kali MotoGP, Marc Marquez muncul pemenang diikuti rakan sepasukan, Pol Espargaro kedua dan Enea Bastianini ketiga.

Bastianini berjaya memintas Quartararo di saat akhir lantas melengkapkan podium di tempat ketiga.

Bagnaia pada awalnya dilihat mampu membawa cabaran kepada Quartararo sehingga ke pusingan terakhir namun kegagalan mengawal jentera di Turn 15 membawa padah sekaligus menghadiahkan kemenangan kepada pelumba Perancis itu.

Kejayaan Quartararo turut diraikan Datuk Razlan Razali yang kelihatan bersama-sama kem pasukan factory Yamaha di Misano.

Pada masa sama, pusingan di Misano juga membawa seribu makna buat pelumba veteran, Valentino Rossi, yang membuat penampilan terakhir di laman sendiri sebelum bersara hujung musim ini.

Penampilan terakhir Rossi turut diraikan Luca Marini, yang menyarung warna ikonik milik Rossi sebagai pengiktirafan terakhir pelumba berusia 42 tahun itu.

Pandemik Covid-19 yang masih berleluasa ini semakin hari semakin mengganas, bukan sahaja di Malaysia tetapi di seluruh dunia.

Dengan bilangan kes di Thailand yang makin meningkat saban hari, dan program vaksinasi mereka yang bergerak perlahan, penganjur Thai GP terpaksa membatalkan pusingan Moto GP 2021 yang sepatutnya berlangsung di Buriram.

Ia dipercayai bahawa pusingan gantian sedang dalam perancangan, namun mencari tempat baru merupakan sesuatu yang mencabar bagi pihak penganjur disebabkan keadaan pandemik ini.

Wujud khabar angin terdapat penganjuran pusingan kedua di Sepang dan juga Austin, di Circuit of the Americas, tetapi ini semua hanya spekulasi tanpa pengesahan dari mana-mana pihak.

Namun begitu, melihat kepada keadaan di negara kita sendiri, adakah perlumbaan di Sepang masih akan diteruskan sebagai acara tertutup atau adakah ia harus dibatalkan juga?

Tidak dinafikan peningkatan kes jangkitan Covid-19 di Malaysia saban hari mendatangkan kebimbangan.

Pun begitu, dalam masa sama program vaksinasi Malaysia bergerak pantas, jadi agak sukar untuk ditentukan sama ada acara ini masih boleh diteruskan pada Oktober nanti atau sebaliknya.

Penyelesaian paling mudah ialah mengadakan dua perlumbaan di tempat yang sama, tetapi semestinya mengurangkan pergerakan antara negara meningkatkan peluang perlumbaan akan diteruskan.

Musim perlumbaan 2021 hanya akan menyaksikan maksima 20 acara.

Semua tarikh, acara dan penonton yang dibenarkan tertakluk kepada evolusi pandemik dan juga kelulusan kerajaan dan pihak berkuasa yang terlibat.

Jadual MotoGP terkini seperti di bawah, namun kemungkinan besar akan berlaku perubahan bergantung kepada keadaan semasa.

TarikhGrand PrixLitar
28 MacQatar*Losail International Circuit
4 AprilQatar*Losail International Circuit
18 AprilPortugalAlgarve International Circuit
2 MeiSepanyolCircuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto
16 MeiPerancisLe Mans
30 MeiItaliAutodromo del Mugello
6 JunCatalunyaBarcelona – Catalunya
20 JunBelandaTT Circuit Assen
27 JunJermanSachsenring
8 OgosStyriaRed Bull Ring-Spielberg
15 OgosAustriaRed Bull Ring-Spielberg
29 OgosGreat BritainSilverstone
12 SeptemberAragónMotorLand Aragón
19 SeptemberSan Marino e della Riviera di RiminiMisano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
3 OktoberAmerika SyarikatCircuit of the Americas
24 OktoberMalaysiaSepang International Circuit
7 NovemberAlgarveAlgarve International Circuit
14 NovemberComunitat ValencianaComunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo

Acara MotoGP yang tertunda akibat pandemik Covid-19 dan masih menanti pengumuman tarikh baru:

Grand PrixLitar
República ArgentinaTermas de Río Hondo

Tempat Grand Prix Simpanan:

Indonesia**Mandalika International Street Circuit

* Perlumbaan petang
** Tertakluk kepada homologasi

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