MotoGP sets a new start time for the Australian GP after weather delays
The MotoGP Australian Grand Prix start was pushed back to 16:30 local time from an original 14:00 slot because of poor weather at Phillip Island; the Moto3 and Moto2 races were cancelled and the pitlane opens at 16:00.
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O GP da Austrália foi adiado em mais de duas horas neste domingo, e o mau tempo em Phillip Island obrigou a uma programação revisada para a última visita da MotoGP ao circuito.
A prova agora está marcada para as 16h30 no horário local (5h30 GMT), contra o horário original das 14h, e o pit lane abre às 16h. Melbourne foi atingida por chuva forte, mas o problema decisivo é a visibilidade, que mantém o helicóptero médico da MotoGP no chão.
As regras do campeonato exigem que a aeronave esteja pronta caso algum piloto precise ser levado ao hospital, e, sem uma janela para ela voar, o dia não pôde começar na hora.
“Enquanto aguardamos a visibilidade melhorar, o novo horário provisório de abertura do pit lane para o GP da MotoGP do Red Bull Grand Prix of Australia é agora 16h00 no horário local”, informou o campeonato.
A mesma nota confirmou o corte das categorias menores: “Devido aos atrasos causados pela baixa visibilidade que afeta a operação do helicóptero médico, as corridas de Moto3 e Moto2 foram ambas canceladas.”
O dia deveria ter começado com o warm-up da MotoGP às 9h40; passou para as 11h e depois foi retirado, enquanto Moto3 e Moto2 foram canceladas na sequência para preservar a classe principal.
O diretor de prova Graham Webber explicou a restrição: o helicóptero precisa de uma janela de cerca de 60 minutos sobre Phillip Island e Melbourne, e o hospital local fica a mais de 45 minutos por estrada, então a ambulância aérea não pode ser substituída por uma comum.
O sábado correu conforme o previsto, com classificação na chuva e pista seca para a sprint. Havia conversas sobre mudar a programação do fim de semana com antecedência, mas nada foi alterado.
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