We knew that this Valencian Community Grand Prix was to mark the end of the career of the famous Michelin technician, Patrick Isacco.
Arriving at the Grands Prix in 1989, this Clermont native has rubbed shoulders over time with names such as Gardner, Doohan, Crivillé, Kocinski, Biaggi, Barros, Pedrosa, Hayden and Rossi in the premier category, not even to mention Cadalora, Okada, Aoki , Bradl and other Pons in the smallest displacements.
Suffice it to say that this is a true well of science that we will try to interview during his last Grand Prix weekend!
But what no one knows, and what we can reveal to you exclusively, is that Nicolas Goubert, who is officially today the Deputy Director, Technical Director and Supervisor of the MotoGP program of Michelin Motorsport, will also leave Bibendum after the Valencia Grand Prix, while he is not retiring!
A voluntary departure, therefore, for the manager of the MotoGP program, who, at a time when the Clermont-based company has extended its contract with Dorna until the end of 2023, resonates like a real thunderclap in the MotoGP panorama!
We do not yet know the exact reasons for this completely unexpected departure, but, according to our information, the point of departure is just as surprising, namely Dorna itself...
A transfer which is spectacular to say the least and which you will undoubtedly hear a lot about in the days to come, and on which we will try to obtain and send you more details...
