The 2019 MotoGP season is approaching its opening. And, as the deadline becomes more and more obvious, the tension rises. For example with the team manager of the official Honda team, Alberto puig. The latter will have work this year, because he will have to keep a firm grip on his troops who will be divided between the two thoroughbreds that are Marc Márquez et Jorge Lorenzo. Even if, for the moment, he has an arm in a sling and his foals have one a convalescent shoulder and the other a scaphoid to consolidate... But Puig also has all his head and ears which have heard certain comments coming from KTM…
At the center of the subject, a Dani Pedrosa definitely at the heart of resentments. The three-time World Champion is now retired. Or almost, since here he is a KTM test pilot after years spent at Honda. Puig, who was his mentor, scratched him when he left, that Pedrosa presented as forced since they no longer wanted him at HRC, according to him. The KTM boss himself put his two cents into this debate by mentioning his incomprehension in the face of so much ingratitude.
End of the series? Nope. Here is a new episode opened by Alberto puig… « I have a lot of respect for Pierer. I experienced Pedrosa's story firsthand, so I don't understand why Pierer said certain things. Honda supported Pedrosa's career. In 2003 he gave him a bike to win the 125 world championship and he did it. In 2004 and 2005 he had a bike to win two consecutive 250 world championships. In 2007, after Hayden won the title, they decided to change everything to help Dani. Honda helped and supported him for 13 years ».
He thus ends his demonstration on Tutomotoriweb : " for KTM to do something like that, they would have to keep Espargaró and Zarco until 2031. And I would like to see that. We would have liked Dani to stay, but he chose and we respect his decision ».
