The 2019 Qatar Grand Prix will 💮begin, as planned, at 8pm local time on Sunday evening.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:As several l🍎eadingꦗ riders explained on Thursday, 'most' wanted the start time moved to 7pm, the same time as last season, to lower the risk of slipp🐎ery dew forming on the track surface.

The issue was discussed during Friday 📖evening's Safety Commission meeting where 'the riders pushed for 7pm', but it seems it was too late to change, presumably due to TV scheduling.

"Most of the riders preferred 7pm," confirmed reigning world c𝄹hampion Marc Marquez.

"T🅰oday was perfect conditions but you never know. Yesterday was very, very cold. So, most of the riders prefer 7pm, but they said that 8pm would be the race time.

"Last yea🐷r was 7pm and they said maybe ne🐼xt year will be 7pm again, but this year it will be 8pm."

The Repsol Honda rider, fastest on Friday, added: "Yes,𓃲 we pushed, alღl the riders pushed for 7pm.

"But they said😼 we rode very fast today and with not many crashes. But today was a very nice day, on Sunday we will see🌌…"

Fellow Honda rider Cal Crutchlow warned: "Today was p🧸erfect at 8 o’clock, but tomorrow could be [like] liඣght rain. As we saw in the Moto2 test last week it was 17 degrees at 8 o’clock. In our test there were twelve crashes after 7:30.

"Last week after the testཧ, I was told it couldn’t be moved... 100 percent [I'd want a 7pm start]. I’d vote for a quarter to 7 just to make sure. But then I’d pro🌌bably complain it was too hot for the front tyre!"

Thꦐe Englishman added: "Listen, I love this [night] race, I love Qatar and the way they do it.  I think it’s a good spectacle. We always have good racing, as you’ve seen from the last couple of years.

"♔But if the d🍒ew on the track is as it can be, there won’t be any finishers. No matter how fast or slow you ride, there will be no finishers. You’ll see..."

Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso felt the issue should have been addressed earlier (although Jorge Lorenzo made 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:൲his concerns clear after the recen💜t test).

"I think it is almost impossible to change the [time] two days before the race. I think it is very difficult, f💧or many reasons," Dovi said.

"If we really want to change something then weꦐ need to💖 think and speak on time. Every day the condition is different and the humidity starts at a different time: now it is perfect and tomorrow it could be very bad.

ꦏ"It’s true that if you ღrace at 7 then there is less risk."

Prior to 🌞last season the Qatar nig♎ht race started at 9pm.