The 2022 Superbike season could mark a great reunion between Tom Sykes and Kawasaki through the Pedercini satellite team. It's still far from being done, of course, but the Italian boss will try to convince the Englishman without handlebars and without prospects in WSBK since the end of his adventure with BMW...
On the Superbike starting grid, there is still one handlebar to fill and it can be found at Pedercini with a Kawasaki. Meanwhile, Tom Sykes, who was titled on the ZX-10R, no longer has a foothold in this paddock. From this conjunction of situations it now remains to make it a community of destiny… “ With Tom there has always been a great relationship of friendship and mutual respect. » revealed the Italian boss to his compatriots GP One. " At the moment he is looking around to understand what could be the best choice for the 2022 ».
« What I can say is that I am interested in bringing him back to Kawasaki after his experience at BMW. We actually spoke in the last period and on my part there is maximum availability to try to carry out this operation » he adds. “ Having a driver like Sykes on the team would be a dream. I think that with Tom we could show the true potential of the bike and especially the team. In recent seasons our results have not been brilliant, but with a front row driver we could definitely take a leap forward to fight for something important ».
"La priorité de Tom Sykes est de reprendre la course en restant en Superbike"
It is certain that the month of January will be decisive for the future: “ at the moment there is no deadline, in fact we do not want to rush the deadlines, considering that we are in the middle of the winter break and that the season will start again in April. What I can say is that Tom still feels like a rider and his priority is to return to racing while remaining in Superbike. As everyone knows, we have a free place and can having him on the team would be a fantastic gift for 2022 ". To be continued…
