When you have an official contract, you must respect its obligations until the end of their validity. This deadline arrives at the end of the calendar year and therefore extends beyond the current season. Which can cause problems when the driver changes teams. Ask Jorge Lorenzo: he had to go through authorization for his debut in new colors. The Johann Zarco case is a priori even more complex because although we are still far from the end of the current campaign, he is already looking for another opportunity for 2020...
Seen like that, the mood of KTM can have serious consequences on the rest of the journey of Johann zarco. A strict interpretation of the contract, and the Frenchman will have to wait until the end of this year to embark on another project. Which is still far from being found and defined. But if the Austrians are understanding, their indulgence can help their current driver to bounce back elsewhere.
On what foot KTM did he decide to dance? Pete Beirer, the sports director replied: KTM will be a good prince: he remains under contract. So we will pay him until the last day of the year, but as I said before, if the opportunity to test another bike, to do a race presents itself to him, then we will release him, because we do not we don't want anything bad to happen to him. »
Good news which follows that of his being sidelined before the Grand Prix in Aragón. Johann zarco can therefore focus on a new direction while ensuring its immediate availability. We will recall, for example, that Lynn Jarvis stated that the plans for Yamaha for the test pilot in Europe will be determined in two weeks.
