Coronavirus
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Rossi and Bagnaia help hospitals in fight against coronavirus
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To help fight the coronavirus pandemic, Valentino Rossi and Pecco Bagnaia have contributed to hospitals in Italy. Despite the Italian government’s preventive measures, the coronavirus pandemic isn’t going away anytime soon – and that’s why Valentino Rossi and Pecco Bagnaia have made donations to help hospitals fight against the virus. Rossi has made a ‘generous…
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Le Mans 24-hour race postponed to September because of Coronavirus
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Here’s another victim to the nearly global lockdown on sporting events as part of a containment phase of Coronavirus treatment. Planned to take place on April 18 and 19, the 43rd edition of the 24-hour endurance race has now been moved to September 5 and 6. Planned pre-event tests set-up for the teams taking part…
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WSB: Now the Spanish and French rounds rescheduled because of Coronavirus
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We’ve just been sent this from Dorna about changes to the WSB calendar because of the Coronavirus outbreak: With ongoing external factors of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the following changes have been made to the 2020 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship calendar. The FIM, Circuit Officials & Dorna WSBK Organization informs that, due to unforeseen…
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MotoGP: Dorna boss Ezpeleta talks about the Coronavirus plans: 'We will race at Christmas if we have to and GPs run behind closed doors might happen!'
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So here’s quite the set of quotes from Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna boss (basically the head honcho of MotoGP) about the impacts of the Coronavirus and how it will/could/might continue to disrupt the MotoGP calendar this year. There’s already been some upheaval in MotoGP plans with this weekend’s opening round of the MotoGP championship being cancelled…
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Isle of Man TT 2020: Bosses release statement about this year's TT in light of Coronavirus worries
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With the Isle of Man government’s latest update confirming that so far 16 tests for Coronavirus have been carried out on the Island and all have been clear of the infectious disease, TT bosses are saying that there’s no reason to cancel the annual road race event. The action around the Mountain Course is set…
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MotoGP: Thailand round confirmed. It’s ON despite coronavirus global worry
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This has just come through from Dorna, the FIM, IRTA and the Thai government – and it’s very clear that the Thai round of this year’s MotoGP championship IS happening, despite rumours of a possible cancellation. There has been raised levels of concern over the round as the coronavirus is more widely reported on, but…
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Honda CLOSES two motorcycle factories in China due to CORONAVIRUS outbreak.
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Following the coronavirus outbreak, Honda has announced that it will extend the closure of two of its Chinese factories in Tianjin and Taicang. Responding to requests from the Chinese authorities following the outbreak of the coronavirus, Honda has announced that it’s keeping two of its motorcycle factories shut until February 9th. The two Chinese factories…
