Do you remember Fonsi Nieto ? The name inevitably tells you something and the first name stopped appearing in a Grand Prix ranking on November 7, 2010. The Spaniard from a good family was vice-world champion in 250cc at the end of a 2002 season. dominated by Melandri. A five-time Grand Prix winner, he also has 18 podiums, 12 pole positions and seven fastest laps in the race. He then even did Superbike where he achieved success once while achieving four podiums. Coach at Pramac Ducati, he wants to get back on the handlebars by seizing the opportunity of the next electric motorcycle world cup. He informs us of this project, but not only…
Now 39 years old, Fonsi Nieto went through the 125, the 250, MotoGP, Moto2 and Superbike. A long experience that he uses today for the benefit of the Pramac Ducati riders who are today Miller et Petrucci. A team which will be entered next year in the unprecedented electric motorcycle world cup. And he could see himself piloting this machine. He therefore reveals his batteries as follows: “ I think about it strongly. I spoke about it with Loris Capirossi who tested the bike, and he assured me it was fantastic ».
Something to tickle him. It will be recalled that the starting grid for this category, ardently desired by Dorna, will be made up of seven teams which currently compete in MotoGP with private status. They will each line up two motorcycles.
More Fonsi Nieto also attracted attention by speaking on an equally electric subject: the future destination of the Yamaha satellites which will be orphaned by the Tech3 team at the end of the 2018 season. The Madrilenian assured that the team Angel grandson was on the spot. Currently equipped with Ducati, we have to get back in mind what this team is.
He took the name this season from Angel Nieto and it's Jorge Martinez who is in charge. His activities have the name of Aspar in the other Grand Prix categories and he will line up this season in Moto3 Andrea Migno, who is a pilot from the VR46 Academy. We will remember in passing that the VR46 team has as its field man Paul Grandson.
Put all these beautiful people who know each other perfectly in a bag, shake everything, and you will bring out the name of Valentino Rossi. Yes, the Nieto team, formerly Aspar, is more than ever a candidate for the resumption of Yamaha satellites in 2019…
