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MotoGP Thailand dibatalkan – adakah Malaysia juga akan senasib?

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.

Tarikh	Grand Prix	Litar
28 Mac	Qatar*	Losail International Circuit
4 April	Qatar*	Losail International Circuit
18 April	Portugal	Algarve International Circuit
2 Mei	Sepanyol	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto
16 Mei	Perancis	Le Mans
30 Mei	Itali	Autodromo del Mugello
6 Jun	Catalunya	Barcelona – Catalunya
20 Jun	Belanda	TT Circuit Assen
27 Jun	Jerman	Sachsenring
8 Ogos	Styria	Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
15 Ogos	Austria	Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
29 Ogos	Great Britain	Silverstone
12 September	Aragón	MotorLand Aragón
19 September	San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
3 Oktober	Amerika Syarikat	Circuit of the Americas
24 Oktober	Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit
7 November	Algarve	Algarve International Circuit
14 November	Comunitat Valenciana	Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo

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

Grand Prix	Litar
República Argentina	Termas de Río Hondo

Tempat Grand Prix Simpanan:

Indonesia**

Mandalika International Street Circuit

* Perlumbaan petang
** Tertakluk kepada homologasi

MotoGP Thailand Merangkul Gelaran Terbaik Bagi Musim 2018

Pusingan MotoGP Thailand yang diadakan julung kalinya pada tahun ini telah dipilih sebagai pusingan terbaik bagi musim 2018.
Lebih daripada 220,000 orang penonton telah menghadiri pusingan tersebut dalam tempoh tiga hari.
Undian telah dibuat oleh Suruhanjaya Grand Prix.

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Thailand MotoGP Best of 2018

asThe inaugural MotoGP round in Thailand was voted as the best in 2018.
More than 220,000 spectators show up over three days.
The votes were cast among the Grand Prix Commission.

Sawadeekahp! The Thailand MotoGP was voted as the best round in the 2018 season. It was MotoGP’s inaugural round in the country.

At final count, more than 220,000 spectators descended on the Chang International Circuit in Buriram over the event’s three days. It was the highest number of attendances throughout the entire season. It was even more remarkable if you factor in that the little town of Buriram lies in the middle of nowhere. To be exact, the location is some 379km to the east of Bangkok and takes 5 hours to reach by road.

The MotoGP race was won by Marc Marquez after a thrilling race-long battle with Andrea Dovizioso. Maverick Vinalez and Valentino Rossi finished in third and fourth on the resurgent Yamaha.

The Grand Prix Commission made their appreciation known to MotoGP.com. The commission consists of the FIM, IRTA (International Road Racing Teams Association), and Dorna, MSMA (Motorcycle Sports Manufacturers’ Association).

IRTA’s statement

Speaking to MotoGP.com, Herve Poncharal, president of IRTA said, “The whole MotoGP paddock was keen to discover how the new Thai GP would be, we were impatient for it to arrive and there was plenty of expectation. In the end we can be assured it was the best GP of the season due to many different aspects – we expected good, but we didn’t know quite what they would be able to achieve.”

“Everything went smoothly, the commitment of the organisers was fantastic, and they faced any problems through the weekend quickly, trying to find solutions as soon as possible. The crowd, the people…every single person involved was happy and always smiling.”

“The fans’ support was incredible, the access to the circuit was fast and they demonstrated that they understood MotoGP – creating a commercial area close to the paddock, giving good exposure to our businesses, investors, sponsors, teams and riders.”

“It’s also significant that a new event in this area – an important region for MotoGP – has achieved this result. It’s a perfect example for other countries to follow and this prize is fully deserved. From my point of view, it will be hard for them to improve!”

Dorna’s statement

Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports, called Buriram “a perfect blueprint for future events and we’re excited to return to Buriram already.”

President of Chang International Circuit’s statement

Newin Chidchob, President of the Chang International Circuit said: “On behalf of both the people of Buriram and Thailand, we are extremely honored to receive the MotoGP Grand Prix of the year 2018.”

“We must also thank the people of Buriram, for showing the capability of Thai people to the world… Everyone really came together to make this sports entertainment experience for our visitors from around the world unforgettable.”

MotoGP Thailand 2018: Hafizh Syahrin Mengutip Mata Di Thailand

Hafizh Syahrin telah berjaya mengutip mata yang berharga di Litar Antarabangsa Buriram di Thailand, sewaktu pusingan MotoGP Thailand 2018 pada hujung minggu yang lalu.
Ianya merupakan kutipan mata pertama buat penunggang negara sejak pusingan di Brno, Republik Czech pada bulan Ogos yang lalu.
Hafiz kini hanya perlu menewaskan Franco Morbidelli yang mendahului kutipan mata bagi penunggang rookie dengan jurang hanya sebanyak lima mata.

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MotoGP: Hafizh Syahrin Scores Points in Thailand

Hafizh Syahrin was back to scoring points at the Buriram International Circuit in Thailand.
It was the Malaysian rider’s first scoring performance since Brno, Czech Republic in August.
Hafizh now needs to beat Franco Morbidelli who is leading the rookie’s by 5 points.

Malaysian MotoGP rider, Hafizh Syahrin rode a steady race to score points in the Thai MotoGP round at the Buriram International Circuit.

Hafizh had started the race in 18^th place but worked his way up to 12^th at finish.

The result meant that he finished two places ahead of this nearest Rookie of the Year challenger, Franco Morbidelli. Hafizh took 2 points away from Morbidelli over the weekend, closing the gap to 5 points. Morbidelli still leads the rookie hunt with 33 points to Hafizh’s 28.

But it was not an easy race as Hafizh revealed later, “I was working really hard with the team and they believed in me, which is what I needed. My bike was overheating in the beginning of the race.”

“The oil temperature was too hot, and I didn’t feel the power of the bike. I decided not to slipstream (other riders) because the bike was so hot,” he continued. “I first passed Takaaki Nakagami and thought I could catch up with Morbidelli. I managed to pass Morbidelli and then tried to keep the rhythm.”

“I still need to work hard in the next rounds and try to get closer to Morbidelli again. We gained two points on him. There’s still five points to go, so we have to try to be in front of him for the rest of the season,” he added.

Hafizh’s performance in Thailand scored his first points since the race in Brno, Czech Republic back in August. The unfortunate showing was due to Yamaha’s inability to solve issues with the bikes. As evidence, the problems had also affected Hafizh’s Monster Tech 3 Yamaha teammate Johann Zarco, and the factory Yamaha pairing of Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinalez.

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Thailand MotoGP

MotoGP Thailand dibatalkan – adakah Malaysia juga akan senasib?

MotoGP Thailand Merangkul Gelaran Terbaik Bagi Musim 2018

Thailand MotoGP Best of 2018

asThe inaugural MotoGP round in Thailand was voted as the best in 2018.

More than 220,000 spectators show up over three days.

The votes were cast among the Grand Prix Commission.

IRTA’s statement

Dorna’s statement

President of Chang International Circuit’s statement

MotoGP Thailand 2018: Hafizh Syahrin Mengutip Mata Di Thailand

MotoGP: Hafizh Syahrin Scores Points in Thailand

Hafizh Syahrin was back to scoring points at the Buriram International Circuit in Thailand.

It was the Malaysian rider’s first scoring performance since Brno, Czech Republic in August.

Hafizh now needs to beat Franco Morbidelli who is leading the rookie’s by 5 points.

MotoGP Thailand dibatalkan – adakah Malaysia juga akan senasib?

MotoGP Thailand Merangkul Gelaran Terbaik Bagi Musim 2018

Thailand MotoGP Best of 2018

MotoGP Thailand 2018: Hafizh Syahrin Mengutip Mata Di Thailand

MotoGP: Hafizh Syahrin Scores Points in Thailand

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