MotoGP plans four-bike demo at F1 United States GP

MotoGP plans to bring four motorcycles to the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix for a demonstration at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday, October 24, in a first appearance for the championship at an F1 Grand Prix weekend. The event is scheduled ahead of F1 practice, with the current MotoGP grid due to race in Australia that weekend. Dani Pedrosa, Nicolò Bulega, Andrea Dovizioso and Lorenzo Savadori are named to ride the bikes at the Austin circuit. The demonstration is scheduled to run from 11:40 a.m. to noon local time. The reports describe it as a 20-minute slot; the published UK-time conversions differ, so the local time is the clearest reference. The four motorcycles are also scheduled to be displayed in COTA’s Fan Zone throughout the Grand Prix weekend. The planned track appearance and fan display are part of MotoGP’s effort to introduce the series to F1 spectators, according to information released by the championship. The reports describe the weekend as the first time MotoGP has been included in an F1 Grand Prix weekend. Pedrosa, a MotoGP Hall of Fame member and former world champion in the 125cc and 250cc classes, is set to ride a KTM. Bulega, the reigning World...