Marko Hanželic
It is not yet clear what it will actually look like MotoGP calendar for the 2021 season. The first draft of the calendar will be published end of October. It is rumored that the races will be in Europe first, "Overseas" but in the second half of the year.
Andrew Westcott, organizer Australian GP, has confirmed that the race will be on Phillip Island again in the fall of next year. This season, the best motorcyclists in the world would be on an island nearby Melbourne had to drive on October 25th.
The race had to be due coronavirus pandemics cancel without replacement. "The MotoGP race on Phillip Island will keep the traditional date in October 2021 and will already be on the calendar, which will be presented at the end of the month," je Westacott told for Speedcafe.
In recent years, it has repeatedly weighed the possibilityto postpone the race to spring because it is October time in this part of Australia often bad. Due to the pandemic, these discussions are currently in the background. Regarding the organization itself Australians they don't see any problems, as the Australian sports car series races take place on the racetrack under strict conditions supercars.
"Now is not the time to think about another date for the MotoGP race," he said Westacott. “The conversations with Dorna are very concrete. We want to keep Phillip Island in the usual place on the calendar, which is very, very good for everyone involved. The first challenge for MotoGP and Formula 1 is to come up with at least roughly reliable calendars for 2021. However, we are prepared to consider adjusting the dates, whether it is a small or major change. We are very flexible about that. ”
Namely, at the beginning of the year in Melbourne already underway Australian Open tennis championship and race for GP Formula 1. If we add a race to that MotoGP, the Australian metropolis should tackle it as soon as possible three major events, which is of course a very big bite for itself the city and the federal state Victoria.
