This weekend at the Sachsenring, Danilo Petrucci will play big on his future in Grand Prix, and perhaps even on his career altogether. A defector from Ducati, he is now a KTM rider in the colors of the Tech3 team. But he has difficulty getting used to RC16 and vice versa. At the Austrian manufacturer, the next generation is already growing and asserting itself since Remy Gardner is already assured of a handlebar. It is therefore high time to convince and especially since the WSBK arrived from the Ducati stand a bad trend for Petrux…
Danilo Petrucci announced it: the turnstile of Sachsenring lacking a long straight should allow him this weekend to give the best of himself on an RC16 which will also be equipped with the famous new frame. An opportunity which will therefore not be missed for the Italian who has no plan B if his current employer does not renew his confidence in him. And if no fallback base is identified in MotoGP, it seems that there is no more element of collection in WSBK. An option that was in the air with Ducati, until this position was taken last weekend at Misano, Davide Tardozzi...
The latter has in fact clearly given the road map for Ducati Corse for the category. He says thus about GP One : " we need to find young drivers who can perform in the best possible way, in order to beat Johnny Rea. He's a great pilot and, to beat him, we need to find someone who can make a quantum leap. If we keep a line with drivers who have never beaten Rea in the past, it's complicated, that's precisely why we follow a precise direction ».
Ducati would like Petrucci to stay at KTM
And this direction therefore concerns a young generation destined to debunk the boss who rides for Kawasaki. Gold Petrucci in his late thirties. When mentioning the name of his former official MotoGP rider, Tardozzi gives the final blow, leaving no room for ambiguity: “ I would like Danilo to stay at KTM ».
Petrucci is therefore up against the wall. By the way, Tardozzi clarified that even with eight bikes on the MotoGP starting grid, with the AramcoVR46 and Gresini teams in addition to the official team and Pramac, the brand's involvement in WSBK would also be determined: “ the WorldSBK budget is that of WorldSBK, so much so that Claudio and Gigi want to win this Championship at all costs, and resources will not decrease. This I can assure you. There will be no changes, whatever happens or not in the other paddock ».
