For 2020, the possibilities of accessing MotoGP are reduced to a minimum. The opportunity for a Tech3 KTM was taken by Brad Binder in place of Syahrin, Miller should still confirm with Pramac Ducati, so that there remains only the only truly private structure surviving from the starting grid , Avintia. A team that puts pressure on its driver Tito Rabat.
Tito Rabat is a 2 Moto2014 World Champion who had a serious accident at Silverstone last year. He continues to fight to return to his best level. With his Ducati GP18, he scored 14 championship points after nine races. His teammate Karel Abraham collected only three. But it is not the Czech who is in the hot seat…
An astonishing arbitration whose basis is undoubtedly to be found elsewhere than in sporting logic. The team's sporting director and former driver Reuben Xaus, precise : " Karel Abraham has a two-year contract, so only Tito's handlebars are not safe ". At Avintia, we now openly admit that we are looking for new possibilities. “ The transfer market has not yet started, but the team would like to sign a youngster capable of putting the bike at the top of the hierarchy ».
« Let's see how it develops, but we are talking with young pilots »Insists xaus without naming anyone. The rumor nevertheless indicates Baldassarri et Gardner like potential candidates. “ Tito is not at the highest level we expected and hoped for, and we want him to come back and show everyone that he deserves his place. The sponsors put pressure because we have good bikes and the team works well ». Rabat, who recently declared that he would prefer a place as an extra in MotoGP than an official pilot status in Superbike, knows what remains for him to do…
