In order to minimise the paddock size for 'closed-doors' races, and avoid extra costs, the disrupted 2020 MotoGP season will not feature wild-card entries. That's bad news for test riders Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), Michele Pirro (Ducati), Mika Kallio (KTM), Stefan Bradl (Honda), Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) and Bradley Smith (Aprilia, unless he replaces Andrea Iannone) who were expected to take part in occasional races this season. Even Dani Pedrosa (KTM) did not completely rule out making an appearance. But with a strict cap on paddock members being a central part of the safety protocol created by Dorna to try and persuade governments to allow races to go ahead, starting at Jerez in July,...
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