Yamaha Boycotts Qatar Grand Prix Amid Ongoing Middle East War
The team cited company-wide travel restrictions as 19 riders pressed MotoGP to cancel the race and organizers warned of sanctions for absences.
- Yamaha announced on Sunday it will not attend the Qatar Grand Prix, citing "existing company-wide travel restrictions," affecting riders Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins, Jack Miller, and Augusto Fernandez.
- The Japanese government advises citizens to "refrain from non-essential travel" to Qatar, while MotoGP continues pressing ahead after deputy CEO Carlos Ezpeleta received safety assurances from authorities on Thursday.
- MotoGP stated it "does not believe this decision reflects the extensive assurances provided to all championship stakeholders" following consultation with Qatar authorities and independent safety advisers.
- In response, MotoGP has warned Yamaha of possible "sporting consequences," while all 11 other teams confirmed they will compete at Losail on November 6-8.
- Jack Miller warned the championship has done nothing to hide its presence "if anyone does want to make an example," as conflict between Iran and the U.S. threatens to escalate ahead of mid-term elections on November 3.
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Writing sports, 1 Nov (EFE).- Yamaha has announced after the dispute of the Malaysian GP in the Sepang circuit that he will not travel to compete in the next Qatar GP, scheduled for the next weekend. "After his latest assessment of the situation in the Middle East, Yamaha has not found sufficient reasons for [...] The entry Yamaha will not compete in the Qatar GP was first published in HolaNews.
Yamaha boycotts Qatar Grand Prix amid ongoing Middle East war
Yamaha will not travel to Doha to take part in next week’s Qatar Grand Prix amid the ongoing geopolitical situation in the Middle East, the Japanese manufacturer announced on Sunday.Both the factory team and its satellite partner Pramac will skip the 20th round of the season at the Losail International Circuit on 6-8 November.Yamaha Motor Company has a clause in its internal contracts ...Keep reading
Yamaha Motor has just announced that neither of its two teams, nor the official, in which Fabio Quartararo and Àlex Rins militate, nor the ‘satellite’ Prima Pramac, in Malaysia with Augusto Fernández and the incumbent Jack Miller, will participate, next week, in the Qatar Grand Prix, which will be held on the Losail circuit, in Doha (Castar).
The team will miss the stage in early November and Pramak will not play with them. MotoGP warned about the consequences of the contract and regulations — details
The MotoGP Group reacted with disappointment on Sunday to Yamaha's decision not to participate in the Qatar Grand Prix, which will be held this coming weekend at the Lusail International Circuit. According to the organizers, sufficient safety guarantees have been provided to allow the event to go ahead. The MotoGP organization furthermore warns that […] The post MotoGP disappointed in Yamaha: possible contractual and sporting consequences after …
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