MotoGP: Iker Lecuona Ruled Out of European Grand Prix

Published on November 5, 2020
By Short Shift News
By Short Shift News
Iker Lecuona will not take part in this weekends European Grand Prix due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The Red Bull Tech 3 KTM MotoGP rookie has unfortunately been ruled out of the upcoming Grand Prix after being in proximity of a COVID-19 infected person.
The person infected is Lecuona’s brother, who he lives with. However, despite providing a negative test, the Spanish rider is forced to quarantine for ten days before returning to the track for the second visit to Valencia.
Hervé Poncharal – Red Bull Tech 3 KTM, Team Manager
“We are very sad to announce that Iker Lecuona won’t be participating in the Gran Premio de Europa this weekend. So far, he’s been tested negative, but his brother, who is also his assistant is positive and therefore the Andorran authorities have called him ‘contact case’. He will have another test today, but even if it’s negative again, he’s got to stay in quarantine without moving from his home in Andorra for 10 days. The plan is to have another test next Wednesday and if this one is negative as well, he will be able to travel to Valencia and participate in Valencia II. This is very unfortunate, everybody was very careful. We are deeply sorry for that. We just hope that Iker will keep negative on the next tests and that we can see him next week here. Don’t forget, this is his home Grand Prix and him and the team were expecting so much from these two races, that it’s a real pity. But with how the world is at the moment, unfortunate things like this are happening. Again, we hope everything will be back to normal next week. Of course, he won’t be replaced for this event, therefore the whole Red Bull KTM Tech3 team will concentrate on our sole rider, Miguel Oliveira.”
Featured image: MotoGP.com
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