By announcing itself quite early in this season as a team able to finance itself without problem for the next MotoGP campaigns, Marc VDS Racing thought it had done the hard part. But actually, not at all. Michaël Bartholemy's troops first learned that they would have to finance a Jack Miller supported for three years by the HRC. Then they were informed that next year they would be riding the 2017 version of the RC213V. In such a context, the commitment of the promising Franco Morbidelli is hardly a relief.
Public chat speedweek, the Belgian eating team has difficulty hiding its bitterness: “ my biggest problem is that I will have no chance of getting a 2018 Honda next season. It will be a 2017 version of the RC213V frozen from the last Grand Prix in Valencia. We'll see where she is at that point. ". Because, for the moment, it is not the assurance of enjoying a great opportunity as the Ducati GP16 riders or the duo from Tech3 for Yamaha are currently doing.
Herein lies the case Miller and his salary of just over a million euros to take care of: “ not only will I not have a 2018 motorcycle but Jack Miller will no longer be supported by HRC. So I have to find money to take this new situation into account. We are therefore currently discussing with the sponsors and sums have been proposed ».
In terms of proposals, we know that Pramac Ducati is also in the running to hire the 22-year-old Australian and winner of the Dutch Grand Prix last year. Currently, Jack Miller is entered in the Suzuka 08h00 as part of the Musashi RT Honda HARC-PRO team. Michael Bartholemy is not the last to wish him victory at the end of this classic of the Endurance championship... As long as it would mollify Honda on the salary or the bikes!
