Coronavirus: Not fair to run MotoE test - De Angelis

Alex de Angelis has expressed his 'anger' at the decision to go ahead with this week's official MotoE test at Jerez, despite the lockdown in Italy to try and contain the spread of coronavirus.

All teams with the exception of SIC58 (which opted to remain in Italy) are present in Spain for the opening test of the season for the electric-bike class and de Angelis accepts 'no-one forces us' to attend.

However, the Sammarinese feels running the event as planned showed 'zero respect' to Italians in the paddock.

The former MotoGP rider wrote on his Facebook page (in Italian):

'I don't think it's fair what they decided to do here in Jerez for the MotoE test. Zero respect to all the Italians who are here working but would like to go home to their respective families. It's true that no one forces us to stay (indeed @pramacmotoe would buy us any ticket to go home even immediately) but it is not sporting by the organization to facilitate all the other teams and riders of the other nationalities by continuing the test as if the problem wasn't so important and widespread.

'This is my personal opinion.'

de Angelis was sixth quickest on day one of the three-day test.

The second season of MotoE is due to start at the same Jerez circuit, during the Spanish MotoGP weekend, on May 1-3.