Queen six times MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has backed the decision to re-enforce the cancellation of the Grand Prix of Qatar on Monday night.
Sunday night due to begin the 2009 MotoGP season, had to be abandoned due to heavy rain in the desert.
"This is a real disappointment, since they were dismissed on the grounds of race is so close to the beginning!" Said Rossi, who already are lined up alongside pole sitter Casey Stoner when the rain began to fall. "After the rain stopped the [former] 125 race we thought we had escaped, because the track was dry and then, but then the rain came down even more just in time for MotoGP. It is very unfortunate because we do not expect this in the desert. "
Rossi believes that after so much effort and preparation it is better to have a re-run Monday in the street have done nothing.
"After six months without racing, and after two days of practice and hard work throughout the world is very frustrating and that's why it's important to take the race tomorrow," he explained.
"It is strange because I do not think that race was a Monday! Also be difficult to wait another day, and the pressure will be more, but I am happy that we will have the opportunity to travel.
"Of course, now we must keep our fingers crossed for the weather tomorrow, but the forecast said it was ok! The other important thing is to do something to clean the track, because it will be very dirty after that. Maybe we should all a career with the hire car in the morning! "he joked.
Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who completes the front row Monday, was also in favor.
"I'm happy with the decision of the race tomorrow, because I really want to travel," said the young Spanish, second in last season's inaugural night race. "For us it is not such a big problem for delay, and is better than wasting a whole weekend of work. I am disappointed because I was ready, but we can not avoid the time and unfortunately this is impossible to walk in the rain. It would have been a great pity not to have a career, so now we just need to stay focused. "
"After an internal debate with Masahiko Nakajima, Davide Brivio, Daniele Romagnoli and, of course, Valentino and Jorge, Fiat Yamaha's decision was to fully support the proposal for the race tomorrow," confirmed director Yamaha Motor Racing Lin Jarvis. "We have put much effort into, with a test here and then these first five days of work, we believe it is important to stay and put on a show and a career.
"Obviously it causes great inconvenience to all, from a logistical point of view, because we have to change flights and hotels for all of our staff, but we are willing to do for the good of our sport."
The decision to hold a re-run Monday was "accepted by a large majority."
The race will now be run at 9 pm local time on Monday night with a warm-up at 6.30pm.
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