Race shifted to 2025?
On Tuesday, the round of the MotoGP championship will not take place in September.
It has been moved to March 2025, local race promoters told news agency PTI.
Reports claiming that the race promoters had not cleared all their dues with rights holders Dorna after the inaugural round last year had led to uncertainty over the second edition scheduled from September 20-22.
However, after Tuesday's meeting involving all stakeholders Dorna, co-promoters Fairstreet Sports, and the UP government said it was decided to shift the round to a yet-to-be-decided date in March.
When asked if the race postponement had anything to do with unpaid dues, Srivastava responded with a clear “no”.
“All payments were made in between and whatever is left will be paid by next month.
So that was not a factor in shifting the race to next year. We also thought of doing it in November but that would have meant four back-to-back races which would have been tough on the teams and the riders,” said Srivastava.
More than 50,000 fans were at the Buddh International Circuit during the inaugural race, just enough to fill half of the facility.
“We expect more fans to turn up in March as the weather will be cooler,” said Srivastava.
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