It looks like things are getting a little tense between Ducati and its luxury test rider, Casey Stoner; a bit like a bad taste left in the mouth since the latter's refusal to make the wild card in Austria then to replace the injured Andrea Iannone, including at home in Australia.
Paulo Ciabatti, Sports Director of Ducati Corse, of course knows how to use diplomatic language but this time, there is no need to read between the lines too much. After having recognized, in an interview with Oriol Puigdemont (Motorsport.es) that the contribution of the Australian driver had not been negligible at the start of the year and during the two out of three tests included in his contract, the Italian manager seems to indicate that the time has come for Casey Stoner to decide on his future at within the Borgo Panigale firm: “From now on, it will be him who decides what role he wants to play. In any case, if he wants his life to be limited to Australia, fishing and the farm, it will be difficult for him to increase his responsibilities. »
The site Tutomotoriweb even goes so far as to consider a hypothetical termination at the end of 2017, which would tend to mean that the contract runs until then...
