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Post by rebel2020 on Apr 4, 2020 21:54:44 GMT
The true cost of cancelling the Isle of Man TT goes far beyond losing racing’s ultimate adrenaline rush Riders and teams will fill the brunt of a calendar highlight being cancelled, but the economic result of abandoning the two-week event will be felt by those who need the TT the most; The prospect of motorsport returning to our screens looks a long way off right now as Britain braces for what is anticipated to be the very worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Formula One has been abandoned until June at the very earliest, MotoGP is going the same way and both the Le Mans 24 Hours and Indianapolis 500, two of the highest-attended sporting events in the world, have been postponed until later in the year. Petrolheads face a long 2020, to put it frankly, and that’s before the financial repercussions are felt that may mean that the motorsport landscape we left behind in 2019 returns significantly altered whenever it returns. When it does, it is unlikely to be Formula One on our screens, but rather one of the national championships such as the British Touring Car Championship or British Superbikes Championship, given the ease in putting on an event inside one consistent country rather than touring the globe. Unfortunately though, the Isle of Man TT will not be among them. More; www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/isle-of-man-tt-2020-cancelled-coronavirus-cost-a9441166.html
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