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MotoGP doubts Qatar race as F1 weighs calendar changes

Mar.5 The escalating Middle East conflict is now threatening multiple global motorsport championships, with MotoGP's chief admitting the Qatar race is unlikely to go ahead – a signal that could also affect Formula 1. MotoGP CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta said the April race at Losail is already in doubt. 'It's very difficult,' he said at an Estrella Galicia event. 'We have to wait. I can't say right now that we're not going, but it's unlikely we'll go to Qatar on April 12.' The MotoGP event is scheduled for the same weekend that Formula 1 is due to race in Bahrain, with the two circuits only about 120 kilometres apart. Both championships are also owned by Liberty Media, meaning developments...
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