Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi says no official request to hold a meeting about cancelling the Silverstone race was made, and that he only knew of it after being informed by other riders.
Sunday's British Grand Prix had been moved forward 1130 local in an attempt to avoid incoming heavy weather, after it became apparent on Saturday the circuit's new tarmac could not drain standing water sufficiently.
However, rain prior to the start left the circuit too dangerous in certain areas, and a number of delays followed before the race was ultimately cancelled at 1600.
A Safety Commission meeting was had to discuss cancellation, though not all riders were present as no official request was given for the gathering, with some only aware as they saw others heading to the IRTA offices on TV.
“I did not receive any official notification of a meeting between the riders and the Race Direction about the cancellation of the Grand Prix,” Tardozzi said in a statement.
“The initiative of the meeting with the Race Direction came about spontaneously between a number of riders who started to inform the others to come to the IRTA offices.
“For example, Jorge Lorenzo had been informed by his manage Albert Valera, who had heard from Aleix Espargaro.
“All the riders were not present because some of them had not been informed and others only showed up after seeing the images on television, but no one had officially called them.
“That's exactly what I did, I saw the images on television and I went on my own to find out what was going on.
“As always, no team manager entered the meeting, just as we are not present at the Safety Commission officially organised on Friday at the circuits.”
Andrea Dovizioso, as well as Valentino Rossi and Loris Baz were not present, while it is thought Bradley Smith, Scott Redding and Takaaki Nakagami also missed the meeting.
Discussions regarding racing on Monday – a Bank Holiday in Britain – were had but rejected by most, though Ducati voted in favour of postponing the race a day. Despite this, it supported the decision to cancel on safety grounds.
“After excluding the possibility of racing on Monday with a vote between the teams (we voted in favour of this possibility), Ducati was totally in agreement with the decision taken because it was the safest thing for everybody.
“But I still believe a decision of this importance should be made with all riders on the grid through an official meeting.”
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