The MotoGP paddock is experiencing high temperatures at the Sachsenring and the weather is not solely responsible for this torrid atmosphere. There is also the transfer market with a view to 2023, the movements of which favor the merger all the more as they take place in a reduced space with few options to validate. And yet, we are moving faster and faster and it is not this last intervention by Paolo Ciabatti, representing Ducati in front of the stalls, which will slow down the centrifuge of rumor...
Paolo ciabatti has a conventional speech when we talk to him about the attribution of the second Ducati red in 2023 and beyond. It will be between Enea Bastianini et George Martin with a fixed deadline for making a decision: “ we have not yet made a decision, the decision is to continue with the two pilots who will have anyway the same financial situation and the same level of technical package ».
He adds : " we want to wait until the end of August. Bastianini did very well this first part of the season. It's true that Jorge had some problems and the GP22 was not one hundred percent, in addition to a few problems. It's a good decision to wait and decide. Both can be quite calm and wait » comments the Italian who must not have taken seriously the latest releases of Jorge Martin who exuded neither the patience nor the aforementioned calm…
So much for the comfort bubble of Ciabatta which however explodes as soon as we talk to him about Gresini. This is where the feeling comes: “ we spoke with Miguel Oliveira, Alex Rins, Raúl Fernández’s manager… And let's see what possibilities they have. We haven't decided anything because we have a contract with Gresini until 2023 and we want to see if the driver can sign. With Gresini we are talking about extending the contract until 2024, but it is not done ».
Paolo Ciabatti: “je sais déjà ce que Repsol Honda va faire, ils vont signer Joan Mir"
And here is the surprise read on Todocircuito : Ciabatta look with good eyes Alex Marquez to get on the Ducati satellite: “ I don't like talking about teams that are not Ducati, but in this paddock everything is still known, and apparently the future of Alex Márquez has not been decided. But he is one of the fast drivers who does not have a contract for next year at the moment ».
The brother of Marc Marquez at Ducati? An option that Yamaha refused in his time for fear of family espionage. But we must believe that Ducati is more broad-minded, or no longer fears anything Marc Marquez…In this regard, the same Ciabatta, decidedly verbose in Saxony, finishes on the team Repsol Honda : " there are teams who must decide. I'm not talking about Repsol Honda, I already know what they are going to do. I think Repsol Honda will sign Joan Mir. That's what they say in the paddock ". This will please Alberto Puig...
