The final day of testing for the MotoGP class at Qatar ended as a washout. The rain did not lift, as many had hoped, and no action took place on track. The entire day was lost to the weather.
It had started raining much earlier in the day, and light rain was falling as teams arrived at the track ready for a 4pm start. It had been hoped that the rain would stop and the track might dry out. Unfortunately for the teams, the rain did not stop, getting worse in the end, and a thunderstorm rolling in.
As testing at Qatar happens at night, under floodlights, any rain means an immediate end to proceedings. Reflections from the floodlights on a wet track make it impossible to see where the track goes, rendering it very dangerous. Because action is banned in the wet, Bridgestone do not even take wet tires to Qatar for testing.
The loss of the final day means that the 2015 preseason is over for the MotoGP class, and testing is complete. The teams head home for a few days, before returning in time for the first free practice session of the 2015 season, which starts on Thursday, March 26th.
The Moto2 and Moto3 class start their last test of the season on Tuesday, both classes heading to Jerez in southern Spain for three days of testing. The weather is not looking promising for them, with heavy rain forecast for all three days fo the test.
Photo: Ducati Corse
This article was originally published on MotoMatters, and is republished here on Asphalt & Rubber with permission by the author.
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