The devastating floods in Valencia were at the forefront of MotoGP’s attention on Thursday at Sepang.

Not only do Spanish riders make up ten of the 22-strong grid, but many team members plus commercial rights holder Dorna are based in the coun⛎try.

Valencia is also set to host MotoGP’s season finale on November 15-17, which is now in serious doubt for logistical and ethicaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚl reasons.

Home rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro, due to compete in his final MotoGP as a full-time rider at t𓆏he Valencia f🅰inale, said:

“The images on social media are nothing because I talked with so🍎me friends who are living in small villages a💦round Valencia and they tell me that everything is collapsed and destroyed.

“They have no houses, cars [washed away]. Normally you see these images very far from you, but when it happens very close to your home, it's heartbreak🌜ing.”

Can MotoGP go there to race?

“I don’t know. It is a very difficult situation. Hopefully Carmelo [Espargaro], Dorna with the government in Spain will take the right decis💖ion,” Espargaro repli𝔉ed.

“It is not about the track facilities. I think they can be repaired more or less easy in two weeks, but it’s the situation with the hospitals and emer🎐gency people. That is more important than to go there and dܫo a sport show.

“In any case, ♕I🐎 hope they make the right decision.”

Asked if he would feel comfortable racing at Valencia un🌠der the circumstances, the factory Aprilia rider said🌳 that if the event goes ahead “then somehow we have to help.”

“It can be handled in different ways. If we can give Valencia something back,” Espargaro said. “I don’t know how… We can give our prize money, I will do it 100%. We can do it. Or Dorna can f💦ind some way to help them as 🤪well.

“I𒈔 don’t know. The situation is very complicated☂. Obviously, right now it is the less important thing to go there and race.

“If we are🍸 able to go there and race, then somehow we have to help.”

If Valencia doesn't go ahead, a last-minute alternative such🙈 as Qatar, Portimao, Barcelona, Jerez or even a Sepang back-to-back have all been rumoured.

“Mo♓toGP is such a big thing that they just cannot wait to see the situation in Valencia. They nee🉐d to work on a Plan B,” Espargaro said.

“I think also for the [title] contenders 🥀to 🍨do one more race is fair.

“I think the season has no🐽t been easy for Dorna in terms of organisation and racing calendar. Hopefully, they can🐽 solve one more time.”

Espargaro is also open to changing the date of the season finale if it’s not pos🧸sible to arrange a re༺placement on the same weekend.

“When theℱre is a big thing like this one, then I think we all have to be open minded,” he said.

“A lot of people have lost theiꦯr lives, the🎀ir houses.

“We are j♐ust riders. If we race one week earlier, or later th🐼en we will adapt. It is not a problem.”