The 2021 MotoGP Sepang winter test and shakedown have been officially cancelled as announced by the FIM, IRTA, and Dorna Sports. This really is following the state of emergency declaration within Malaysia within the effort to curb multiplication of COVID-19 in the united states.
Proposals and planning the very first MotoGP test sessions of year were well underway, but the state of emergency announcement produced by our King, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, along with the top Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, has stopped those plans dead in its tracks.
This might also be an indicator the newly-imposed Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) will most likely be extended after the first two-week period because the Sepang winter test was scheduled from 19-21 February 2021. Daily cases that are within the thousands right now and 2 weeks won't probably be enough to lessen the numbers to a safe level.
As of now, the whole MotoGP grid will prepare themselves for the Qatar test in Losail which will occur from 10-12 March 2021 with no further changes announced so far. Looking at how COVID-19 is still a major threat, more changes towards the 2021 calendar will be produced in due time. Stay tuned for more updates.
