Spain was severely hit by storm Dana yesterday, and Valencia was one of the hardest-hit areas, with a clear impact on many residents who lost everything they had. These are the priority, guarantees Marc Márquez.
In Sepang, previewing the Malaysian GP, the Gresini Racing rider was asked to comment on what happened to the Ricardo Tormo circuit, which was severely damaged and with considerable damage, just two weeks before the final GP of the season. However, the rider’s priority is the well-being of the people who suffered and lost their homes, rather than what will happen regarding MotoGP and any possible changes that may occur:
‘Spain, and especially Valencia, was hit very hard, especially in that area, and of course as a Spaniard it’s very difficult to see these kinds of images. In theory, we have a GP there, but now I believe that all government entities have to help the people who lost their homes, and from what I read last night, there were many hundreds of people’ Márquez began, saying that the priority can only be one at this moment: people.
For #93, any repairs and work on the circuit should now be put aside, to first deal with those who suffered from the storm: ‘We have to understand the situation well, but all entities have to go help those people. I saw the damage to the Valencia circuit, but it doesn’t make sense to start repairing it when there are many people without homes. We’ll see what they’re going to do’.