Marc Marquez will not have the opportunity to win a fourth Argentine Grand Prix. “Due to the current circumstances in Argentina, the promoter of the event has informed that it is currently impossible to guarantee the quality of services essential to the organization of the Grand Prix in 2024,” explains Dorna in a press release. common with the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM).
This cancellation had been anticipated since the coming to power in December of the new ultraliberal president Javier Milei, who implemented austerity reforms and reductions in public spending. The Argentine GP, which benefited from significant public funding, was to celebrate ten years of its appearance on the calendar this season.
The press release adds that the Argentine Grand Prix will not be replaced in the calendar which now has 21 races. However, doubt remains as to the arrival of the plateau in Kazakhstan. The race scheduled for mid-June was already canceled in 2023 because the brand new Sokol circuit could not be approved in time.
