The provisional Moto2 2019 grid published by the official website MotoGP.com only shows 3 places still available: one at Kiefer Racing, the other two at Forward Racing which will manage the return to the Grand Prix of MV Agusta.
– Angel Nieto Team: Jake Dixon, Xavi Cardelus
– Dynavolt Intact GP: Tom Lüthi, Marcel Schrötter
– EG 0,0 Marc VDS: Álex Márquez, Xavi Virgo
– Federal Oil Gresini Moto2: Sam Lowes
- Forward Racing Team: ?
– Idemitsu Honda Team Asia: Dimas Ekky Pratama, Somkiat Chantra
– Italtrans Racing Team: Enea Bastianini, Andrea Locatelli
- Kiefer Racing: ?
– NTS RW Racing GP: Bo Bendsneyder, Steven Odendaal
– Petronas Sprinta Racing: Khairul Idham Pawi
– Pons HP40: Augusto Fernández, Lorenzo Baldassarri
– Red Bull KTM Ajo: Jorge Martin, Brad Binder
– SAG Team: Tetsuta Nagashima, Remy Gardner
– Sky Racing Team VR46: Niccolò Bulega, Luca Marini
– Speed Up Racing: Jorge Navarro, Fabio Di Giannantonio
– Swiss Innovative Investors: Iker Lecuona, Joe Roberts
– Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2: Simone Corsi
– Tech3 Racing: Marco Bezzecchi, Philipp Öttl
For the German team, we can assume that Dominique Aegerter will try to keep its handlebars there, even if recurring budget problems are far from making the task easy.
More mysterious seems the future of the Forward Racing team, also eyed by the Swiss driver…
What is the real involvement of the MV Agusta factory in this project? We hardly know this since on the one hand all the communication comes from the Italian team based in Switzerland, and on the other hand the machine is made up of a Triumph engine integrated into a tubular frame manufactured by Suter.
Questions therefore, about the sustainability of the project, but also about the drivers who will have the task of making the Moto2 shine since, to date, no names have been provided to the IRTA.
First of all, Stefano manzi, who is hardly noticed except by his record number of falls, seemed to be able to be part of the project, if not seeking places of honor.
Then, Mattia Pasini was the name that kept coming up throughout the paddock to bring his experience as a veteran of the category to a team that had to develop a brand new machine.
Roman Fenati was made official before his bloodshed entered Stefano manzi does not see him immediately repudiated by the holy nitouches.
So who ?
Are we going to leave Mattia Pasini, which still brilliantly leads the first places in the intermediate category, without handlebars?
It is possible since competition has never really rhymed with justice, and, moreover, the surname of Romano Fenati did not wait for remission of sentence to be whispered in the mysteries of the paddock as possibly being able to make a return to Moto2, first with Marinelli Snipers Team, then, this team having decided to devote itself solely to Moto3, with Forward Racing.
We should not see here a change of opinion regarding his unacceptable gesture but, more pragmatically, the possible consideration of a sponsor particularly interested in the profile of the young Italian: yes, a media image of "bad boy” can have something attractive and sell!
The truth has not yet come, especially since a restructuring at MV Augusta is not likely to clarify things immediately; following a significant capital increase, Giovanni castiglioni has just left the reins of the company to the young Russian tycoon Timur Sardarov which had already helped to turn around the brand thanks to the financial contribution of its Black Ocean group and its ComSar investment fund.
Giovanni Castiglioni and Timur Sardarov in front of a photo of Claudio Castiglioni, founder of Cagiva with his brother Gianfranco and buyer of MV Agusta.
In the midst of this financial expansion, the restructuring of the dealer network and the production of new models, it is understandable that the Moto2 project is not the top priority in Varese.
Let's just hope that this project goes well until the end and that at least one of the 2 pilots Roman Fenati ou Mattia Pasini, is one of them.
And why not both ? Admit that it would have a certain appearance!
