For Carmlelo Ezpeleta, these next few months will be decisive. From July to the end of November, in fact, there will be a MotoGP season set up despite the Coronavirus pandemic which is still ongoing. We will have to hold on in the face of this formidable adversity which seems to be regaining strength. The fact remains that the boss of Dorna is also aware of what is happening in his paddock which continues to live despite the danger. The proof with its rider market which has seen a resurgence of interest with Pol Espargaró abandoning KTM to join Repsol Honda. A direction that surprised. Except Carmelo Ezpeleta…
See Pol Espargaro abandon the project KTM of which he was the leader to go and question everything at Repsol Honda in a direct challenge with Marc Marquez was initially surprising. But the rumor has been confirmed, even if the official announcement has not yet taken place. An initiative that also pushes Alex Marquez, the brother of the eight-time World Champion, outside the Honda factory team, without ever being able to prove his worth in racing. A treatment to say the least cavalier towards the one who is, all the same, a reigning World Champion, Moto2 version.
The surprise always remains in order since it causes another collateral damage in the person of Cal Crutchlow. He would indeed be the sacrificed person of history, having to leave his LCR handlebars to Alex Marquez. To go where ? So far nowhere...
“I know what’s behind it”
Carmelo Ezpeleta, however, who was not taken by surprise when discovering the scenario. And for good reason, he knows things that no one has yet known… On the site Motorsport-Total.com, he admits thus: “ I'm not surprised by Pol's move to Honda“, explains the boss of Dorna. “ It is clear to me that this may come as a surprise to some. But I know what's behind it, so I'm not surprised. "
« Basically, the things teams do aren't particularly surprising. It's because I am informed more deeply than others" , Explain Carmelo Ezpeleta who insists: » I know why Honda makes this decision."
“We will help Crutchlow find a place”
« But I'm not involved“, declares the Spaniard: “ If you asked me what I thought about it, I wouldn't answer. But if someone asks me if that surprises me, I say 'No, I'm not surprised.' »
However, the boss of Dorna is involved when it comes to finding a new place for Crutchlow in MotoGP: “ I would love to see Cal with us for a long time. And as we have done in the past, we will help him find a place. » Looking forward to the official announcement that we discover what is hidden under the HRC veil...
