Fausto had previously lost his excruciating fight against coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has caused turmoil and chaos around the world. And the world of motorsport was equally affected when the arena lost one of its most gigantic personalities in February.
After the Italian Fausto Gresini had an extended two-month battle with the disease, he took his last breath earlier this year. The development was a massive setback for the avid spectators of the game, as Fausto had made a name for himself in the folklore of the racing world.
Who was Fausto Gresini?
Fausto was the 125cc motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion in 1985 and 1987. Born in Imola, where the second round of the 2021 F1 season will take place this weekend, Fausto will be remembered in his hometown.
F1 and MotoGP are paying their tributes
Both the F1 paddock in Italy and the MotoGP paddock in Portugal will stand together to observe a minute of silence in Fausto’s memory.
“As a tribute to the deceased, great Italian, there will be a minute’s silence on Sunday at 1:42 pm at both the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made in Italy E Dell’emilia Romagna and the MotoGP Grande Premio 888 de Portugal Imola and 12 : 42 in Portimao.
“At the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo and Dino Ferrari, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is accompanied by members of the Gresini family in the Parc ferme to observe the minute of silence,” said a MotoGP statement.
“At the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, the motorcycles, drivers and team members of the Gresini teams of the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 classes will gather in front of the Gresini box of the Aprilia Racing Team before the MotoGP 
race, together with FIM- President Jorge Viegas and Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports to pay their respects. “
F1 changeover time in place of Prince Phillip’s funeral
F1 had previously determined that they would postpone qualifying for the Imola lap to avoid conflict with the funeral of Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died last week at the age of 99.
The MotoGP is now running as planned.
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