Qatar WorldSBK race two cancelled
Tওhe final race of the 2018 World Superbike season has been c🔥ancelled at Qatar due to track conditions.
A rain storm delayed Saturday's schedule, with the shortened World Supersport title showdown getting under﷽way despite numerous streams of water crossing the otherwise dry track.
Title contender Jules Cluzel was one of those caught out by the slick patches, although the final lap highside occurred after his championship chances had already ended due to a front-e🧔nd fall several turns earlier.
The final race of the 2018 World Superbike season has been cancelled at Qatarꩵ due to track conditions.
A rain storm delayed Saturday's schedu🍷le, with the shortened World Supersport title showdown gettin⛎g underway despite numerous streams of water crossing the otherwise dry track.
Title contender Jules Cluzel was one of those caught out by the slick patches, although the fin🌺al lap highside occurred after his champions𝐆hip chances had already ended due to a front-end fall several turns earlier.
Nonetheless, the Frenchman wasꦅ left holding his leg and lost second in the world championship after failing to fini🔯sh the race.
A statement from Race Directi✨on said: “Following the World Supersport race, the safety commission [FIM, Dorna WSBK Organization and SBK riders] met. Due to an increase of standing water, as well taking into account the difference between power and tyres of WorldSBK and WorldSSP bikes, this led us to decide racing would not be safe in these conditions.”
The cancella♈tion of the second World Superbike race means Jonathan Rea will not have the chance to beat Doug Polen's all-time record of 17 wins in a season, which the Kawasaki star tied on Friday.
The four-time world champion would also have been chasing his twelfth win in a row and a record seventh double win o꧂f the year.
The earlꦫy end to the season also confirms Ducati's Chaz Davies as second in the world championship, ahead of Yamaha's Michael van der Mark.
Peter has been in t🀅he paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
