The boss of the LCR team has achieved what is essential to ensure its future. He renewed with Honda and gained loyalty Cal Crutchlow which obtained the factory status it wanted. What follows, for Lucio Cecchinello, will be the icing on a cake that he wants to share with two drivers and no longer just one. Certainly, but it will be a choice by default, because the former terror of the 125 already knows that he will not be able to afford the one he is thinking of: Franco Morbidelli.
During the vigil of a Dutch Grand Prix which will take place this weekend in Assen, the boss of the LCR team gave some interesting information on the current transfer market, with a view to the 2018 season. A market where Franco Morbidelli seems to enjoy good odds, even though everything still remains to be done in his Moto2 championship.
But the Italian from VR46 Academy seems, despite everything, already quite inaccessible in terms of salary: “ I have a choice among Moto2 riders, but there is one that particularly interests me. His name is Franco Morbidelli. I've followed him since he was a child, and even though I don't have a personal relationship with him, I admire what he does and the way he works. He's had a good run, but it's also true that he has a contract with Marc VDS and I don't have the means to afford him at the moment. ". Lucio said.
We will remind you that it is the sponsor GIVI who would like the teammate of Cal Crutchlow is an Italian, but Honda will probably make sure that he is Japanese. Furthermore, the announcement on the future of Morbidely seems to be late. His contract requires him to be present on the Marc VDS Honda, unless he can claim official status. A surprising noise, confirmed by his boss in the box Michael Bartholemy, ran about a Yamaha. While at Suzuki and Aprilia, we observe the debates…
