The past weekend was not good for a Ducati factory which saw two riders from its camp injured, undoubtedly at the worst time of the Grand Prix season. We are in fact attacking a period of three consecutive meetings overseas, the first of which will begin this Friday in Indonesia. With Marco Bezzecchi operated on his collarbone on Sunday, Luca Marini who must undergo a fitness check, just like Enea Bastianini who will attempt his return to Mandalika, the test driver and usually replacement Michele Pirro has become a valuable man... But he has also injured and here he is unavailable...
The infirmary is fully booked Ducati since the weekend that just passed. The Sunday tile was a Marco Bezzecchi had surgery for a broken collarbone after an accident during training at the Tavullia ranch. But near Imola a round of the CIV championship was taking place where Michele Pirro defended his title chances there before being torpedoed by Lorenzo Zanetti. A maneuver which certainly infuriated the test pilot Ducati who left his ambitions there, but above all hurt him.
The tile for Ducati, Michele Pirro must also recover from a fracture
Michele Pirro thus suffers from a fracture and Ducati will not be able to count on him for a possible replacement nor for tests. A real subject because we will remember that, in the Borgo Panigale clan, Enea Bastianini Luca marini et Alex Marquez will undergo an aptitude visit to Mandalika which will record their return or not, and that Marco Bezzecchi is uncertain for this appointment following his recent collarbone surgery.
The rules of MotoGP stipulate that “ teams must make all reasonable efforts to provide a qualified replacement driver to fulfill their entry obligations within 10 days of withdrawal ". It means that Bezzecchi would not need to be replaced in the VR46 if he is not fit to race in Indonesia, but a replacement would be necessary if Enea Bastianini, Alex Marquez and Luca Marini still cannot return... And Michele Pirro clearly won't be the one. Danilo Petrucci can stay in front of the phone... But he won't be able to replace neither does everyone else.
