The transfer market is becoming increasingly agitated as we approach mid-season which will be announced at the end of the German Grand Prix. Which will follow by only one week that ofAssen which will take place this weekend. Suffice to say that the time for decisions has come within the Honda satellite teams, at Suzuki and also at Aprilia where we would poach Danilo Petrucci from Pramac Ducati.
With his modest demeanor and his humor always tainted with humility, Danilo Petrucci is an original figure within a MotoGP field inflated with egos. However, on the track, he does not give up, far from it, and it offers the quality, in the eyes of the teams, of being good value for money. A situation verified since his arrival in Grand Prix with an IodaRacing Project which ran an Aprilia RSV4 Superbike.
Beginnings that have not been forgotten by the Aprilia factory. A priori, no place is available on the RS-GP served by Aleix Espargaró et Sam Lowes. But the last city is in the hot seat and the boss Albesian admitted to looking for a replacement. And this one could be Danilo Petrucci.
Negotiations are underway. According to Gazzetta Dello Sport, Noale would offer him 750.000 euros which is still more than the current 500.000 felt at Pramac. However, that’s not what will make the difference if you listen to “Petrux”, which approaches the situation with the style we know: “ I'll never be rich anyway, but I'd like to be fast and have the right bike for it ».
« For me, the human side is fundamental and I like the guys from Pramac, like those from Ducati. And they want me ". To the point that the Italian, currently tenth in the championship and on the podium at Mugello, has a GP17 as advanced as the two factory drivers: “ in Italy we achieved a great performance and in Catalonia we were fighting for fourth place. My priority is to stay at Pramac ».
An intention that goes straight to the heart of the team manager Francesco Guidotti : " I would be sorry to see him go, we are offering him the best we can offer him and even a little more, but we can't do better. Changing is also a risk, it may or may not work. We hope to conclude before Germany ». Sam Lowes can therefore keep hope...
