FRIDAY UPDATE: 2023 Australian MotoGP switches to a Sat𒁃urday race

Sites such as weather.com warn that Sunday will see🤡 a 70% 🦄chance of rain and a temperature peak of just 14 degrees air temperature.

But most worrying is that while high wind speeds of 40 to 65 km/h are predicted for theও spectacular seaside circuit, they ‘could occasionally gust ov🐼er 80 km/h’.

According to the , 38-49km/h is classed as a ‘strong breeze’. A ‘Gale’ is 62-74km/h, whereupon ‘Twigs and small branches are broken from trees, w🔥alking is difficult’. 75-88km/h is a ‘Strong Gale’ where ‘Slight damage occurs to buildings’.

Qualifying at the 2019 Australian MotoGP was cancelled after Miguel Oliಌveira was blown off course by a gust of wind on the 20꧅0mph main straight, raising concerns that the 2023 schedule will also need to be adapted due to the weather.

Since the weather for Friday and Saturday looks favourable - wind below 30km/h, temperatures reaching 18-21 degrees and a chance of rain under 25% - one suggestion, by Johann Zarco𝕴, is that the Saturday afternoon Sprint race might be swapped with the main Sunday grand prix.

That way, MotoGP riders could get a full race di🐼stance (wi♔th full points) under their belts but still do a second (Sprint) race on Sunday afternoon, if conditions allow.

However, it would🔯 mean an even longer Saturday - which already includes free practice, qualifying and a Sprint - and wouldn’t be an option for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes, whose only Australian races are scheduled for Sunday.

Phillip Island is the first of five remaining MotoGP rounds this season. Francesco Bagnaia leads the world champioಌnship standings by 18 points from Jorge Martin,&🐻nbsp;