Enea Bastianini’s manager Carlo Pernat says MotoGP riders could refuse Sprint races unless stand-off over bonus payments is solved
The 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2023 MotoGP calendar will feature a Sprint race at every round but the riders are claiming they should be paid extra𝔉 for these.
Sprint races on Sa🍃turday afternoons will be half-distances and half the points are awarded but there is discontent🅘 in the paddock.
"After three races the riders will freak out,” said Carlo Per൩nat, who represents Bastianini.
“For ♌now there is no race bonus in the contracts and if they don't give them to us I don't think we race.
"We have already agreed with Albert Valera [168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin’s manager] and with Giovanni Balestra [168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales’ manager]. “They are half points, we want half a bonus. With the sponsors we have already included in the con🦄tract also the bonuses for the Sprint 🦄races.”
Blame is beinꦗg passed around the paddock, Basti🌺anini’s manager claims, over this row.
“It's a fight between Dorna, the💛 teams 🃏and the riders,” he said.
“I asked Ducati for money and they told me 'go to Dorna', Dorna replied 'go to the team, it's their busineಞss'.
“The drivers will do the first two races because they are obliged, if they do not give bonuses then a mess will break out. This is an impositio🌺n that y👍ou cannot make.”
Bastianini, and his rivals on th⛄e grid, will also be forced with a change of routine and mind-set to accommodate Sprint races.
"He has to change his mentality because he is someone who is strong in the last five laps and here it is eight laps,” Bastianini’s manaꦕger said.
“In the first laps h൩e struggles more, he has to reset his h💜ead. There will be a problem with the riders."
MotoGP Sprint races explained
- They will feature at all 21 rounds on every Saturday afternoon
- They will not replace the Q1 and Q2 qualifying sessions
- Sprint races are half the usual distance, with half the points awarded
- Sprint races will not count as ‘race wins’ in MotoGP history books
James was a sports journa♏list at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
