The FIM has released a short statement regarding the Motegi GP that was rescheduled for October 2nd after the devasting earthquake and tsunami back in March.
We already know that almost 99% of the riders and paddock personnel (including some journalists) are extremely reluctant of going to Japan fearing radiation leakage from the Fukushima nuclear plant that is 75 miles away from the Twin Ring circuit, despite reports from international agencies certifying that there is no danger, and based on these reports the FIM has decided ‘in principle’ (very lawyerish wording) that they are going ahead with all the scheduled races.
We wonder what Jorge Lorenzo is going to do, as he’s expressed the strongest and most outspoken position against going to Japan.
Press release after the jump.
2011 FIM World Championships events scheduled in JapanThe FIM Board of Directors will assess the situation prevailing in Japan during its meeting in Geneva next week-end.
Furthermore, talks will be held next week at the FIM Headquarters with representatives from the Motorcycle Federation of Japan.
In principle, Suzuka and Motegi circuits being situated outside the exclusion and evacuation zones, and based on the information provided by an independent report, a number of agencies including several governments, the World Health Organisation and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the 2011 FIM World Championships events in Japan (QTEL FIM Endurance World Championship, SPEA FIM Trial World Championship and FIM World Championship Grand Prix) will be taking place as scheduled.
A final announcement will be made by the FIM President during the MotoGP in Mugello.
