He's the series' boss, who failed to see that holding a race in what's essentially a disaster zone, where more weather was already pushing in, the same weather that has decimated Valencia, would then affect Barcelona,

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya set to host the Motul Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona from the 15th to the 17th of November

The Valencia MotoGP is cancelled and several other events have been postponed following the devastating flash floods in Spain.

Much of Spain has been hit by extreme weather for the past week, with the Valencia region being one of the worst hit. Indeed some parts of the Ricardo Tormo circuit have been completely washed out, with access roads collapsing and huge amounts of damage making it difficult to see how a grand prix weekend could go ahead.

Barcelona will host the final race of the MotoGP season next week in place of flood-hit Valencia, organisers Dorna announced on Tuesday.