With six manufacturers in the running and 2018 the end of which marks the end of numerous contracts involving drivers and manufacturers, it is nothing to say that the backstage of MotoGP is currently hectic and busy. In Qatar, the main topic that emerged was the case Johann zarco. But there are other matters that deserve attention…
There are the drivers, but there are also the manufacturers who are working on the future. On speedweek, we thus learn that the Gresini team could well abandon an unenthusiastic Aprilia adventure to embrace the Suzuki cause which is working on a satellite team. An outcome which would embarrass the Noale factory, since we cannot say that, for four years, the RS-GP has developed any power of seduction...
At KTM, we already know that the ally will be Tech3 from 2019. But with which riders? The drink that gives you wings and money also has a say. Johann zarco is of course hoped for, but we have to wait for what will result in the contacts with Honda. And we must not close the Suzuki track in place of Iannone.
But what if the Frenchman left? Mattighofen would then turn to Pedrosa who would be in not entirely unknown territory since he would find as sports director his former mechanic Mike leitner. That being said, while KTM would appreciate the experience of the man with now 200 starts, having two Spaniards in the team would not be ideal. Since Espargaro Pol would stay. And the Austrians want young people. Gold Dani Pedrosa at 32 years old.
SO ? So, we would turn to the 23 years of Jack Miller who has already ridden for KTM and Moto3 and whose manager is a certain Aki Ajo. For now, we are on even more familiar ground! To be continued…
