After having sufficiently recovered from a concussion, Jorge Martin went to the operating table to reduce, according to his own admission, no less than seven fractures. This fall during FP3 of the last Portuguese Grand Prix was therefore not insignificant for the pole-sitter of a Doha Grand Prix which he finished third. The rookie placed at Pramac Ducati had started his first season in MotoGP strong, but he has just put it on hold. His return was only announced at the end of May in Italy. Johann Zarco will therefore have to have a new teammate at Jerez and Le Mans. At Ducati, the official freelancer is Michele Pirro. But this time, it will be Tito Rabat.
The news comes from Autosport. com and if it is confirmed, it will be the return to MotoGP of the 2 Moto2014 World Champion. The Spaniard entered the major Grand Prix category in 2016 before joining the team Avintia and in fact the bosom Ducati in 2018. He experienced a terrible accident at Silverstone in 2019, but he still returned to competition. At the end of 2020, with no convincing results to produce, he had to give up his place to Luca marini who brought with him the colors of the VR46, intended in the short term to be installed in place of Avintia... On condition of convincing Sky which is being economically distracted.
Tito Rabat will change his mind after a disappointing WSBK offseason
But this is another story. As for Rabat, Ducati claims to want a fresh eye on its GP21, rather than benefiting from the known expertise of Michele Pirro. Thus, the Spaniard will start his season with MotoGP and not as a rookie WSBK, paddock that he agreed to discover on the recommendations of Ducati under the team awning Barni. Relations between the two parties are also quite tense after a less than encouraging off-season. It will be recalled that the launch of the WSBK version 2021 campaign will take place in Aragon from May 21 to 23.
