Japanese GP waiting for Typhoon Nanmadol

next Japanese Grand Prix A typhoon incursion, which the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has deemed “unprecedented”, will take place in Motegi this weekend as three Grand Prix in a row could complicate staff arrivals. Materials for the motorcycle world championships and the Grand Prix itself.

The material should depart the Arkanis paddock on Sunday evening and arrive at the Motegi paddock by Friday morning at the latest, beginning at 1:15 pm local time, with one free race in three categories for the day. The run is shortened and starts. Hide yourself in good health before the weather turns bad.

This 2022 Japanese Grand Prix was not visited in 2020 or 2021 due to restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, so it’s back on the MotoGP calendar, with significant entry restrictions for international travelers from 7 September onwards. Canceled.Worth a card with a vaccine Recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, no longer required to undergo PCR or quarantine

Canceled flights for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

The team’s time trial, due to depart London’s Heathrow airport this Monday, has already been “cluttered” by flight cancellations coinciding with the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral. must respect established restrictions and are subject to change at certain times on Mondays to avoid inconvenience.

Landed in the Southwest this Monday

However, upon reaching Japan, it had already landed on Kyushu, the third largest of the Japanese archipelago in the southwest, and the powerful Nan Madol, the 14th typhoon of the season, brought winds of 235 km/h and torrential rains. Evacuation warning issued to 9.6 million people in Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures. It is expected to weaken further over Fukuoka this Monday before turning eastwards and heading toward the Motegi circuit in Honshu, Japan, home to the capital Tokyo, and Tochigi prefecture on Tuesday. The Shinkansen has been completely or partially suspended, and a red warning (maximum level 2) and a yellow warning (level 3) are currently being issued due to rain.

If transoceanic travel has always been a logistical challenge, this time the risks increase. Because he only has a week between the European GP and another Asian GP, ​​which adds bad weather.

And in March of this year, due to the failure of two cargoes carrying materials and the impossibility of finding a timely solution due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, an unforeseen transfer from Indonesia to Argentina took place. has occurred. Most of the cargo is monopolized by Russia. Companies – and were forced to suspend the first day of training at Termas de Rio Hondo. But what they didn’t expect was the worst known typhoon.

In principle, the materials will be transferred by land to Zaragoza on Sunday, and four planes will be chartered from Aragon airport this Monday, two with a stopover in Doha (Qatar) and the remaining two at Tashkent (Uzbekistan). ) to continue flying. The destination is Narita, Tokyo Airport, and if the weather permits, we will land on Thursday.