Tear Off reported, citing ES Motorsport, that MotoGP riders who refuse to attend the Qatar Grand Prix risk sporting sanctions this season and the next. According to the account, tensions between MotoGP officials and the riders had intensified after the ruling bodies refused to reserve a private room for them to meet; the riders ultimately held their meeting at Yamaha. Tear Off added that ES Motorsport indicated that riders absent from Qatar, and thus from FP1, could be excluded from the last two rounds in Portugal and Valencia. The account also wrote that Carlos Ezpeleta, deputy director of MotoGP, had gone to Doha and that a member of his delegation described the situation on-site as "perfectly normal." According to Tear Off, the Qatari government had provided guarantees for the conduct of the Grand Prix, including a paddock evacuation plan, coverage of expenses in case of airspace closure, and repatriation insurance. #MotoGP #MalaysianGP #MotoGP #GrandPrix #Sport (translated)
