RIDERS TO REQUEST
LE MANS SCHEDULE
CHANGE?
For the second year in succession
the number of crashes Le Mans
soared, with 44 coming on the
first day alone. Coming off 2020,
when 100 crashes occurred (36
more than the circuit with the
second-highest number), some
riders were questioning why the
series continues to visit northern
France in the middle of spring.
Aleix Espargaro was one of them.
"We can't come to Le Mans with
53 degrees (F) on the tarmac,
because the tires that Michelin
and Dunlop are bringing are not
working. I don't know if someone
sees it as funny that we crash.
Why don't we change the race
to a normal situation? It's very
difficult to predict what is going to
happen."
FINLAND OFF,
AUSTRIA DOUBLES UP
On Friday it was announced the
first Finnish Grand Prix since
1982 has been pushed back yet
another year. The event at the all-
new Kymi Ring was supposed to
stage its inaugural World Cham-
pionship event on July 11, but the
ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and
the resulting travel complications
entering Finland resulted in its
cancelation. In its place, Austria's
Red Bull Ring will host a double-
header on a new date of August
8 for the Styrian Grand Prix, as
well as the Austrian Grand Prix,
which sticks to its original date of
August 15.
Briefly...
VOLUME 58 ISSUE 20 MAY 18, 2021 P59
It's Miller time once again!
Jack Miller sticks it on the
back wheel after a brilliant
display in the trickiest of
conditions in France.
