Cancelling the Sprint race was the right decision, believes Marc Marquez, who noted that the weather conditions at Phillip Island had worsened, where the wind was particularly intense and could have been dangerous for the riders.
Speechless, Marquez spoke about the worsening conditions: ‘Unfortunately, we couldn’t race because of the wind. In the end, bringing the long race forward to saturday was the right decision, given what happened. This morning the weather conditions were acceptable at the Warm Up, but then they got worse and the wind gusts were very strong’.
And he agreed with the decision to cancel the Sprint race: ‘With this aerodynamics, it became dangerous to race. I don’t know if the requirements for the Sprint were there or not, but Race Direction has a lot of experience in the area of safety. That’s why I think the right decision was made’.