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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 4:00:19 GMT -8
2024 Moto3 Championship Standings After Round 5, Le Mans, France By David Emmett | Sun, 12/May/2024 - 03:10 Moto3 standings after the French Grand Prix:
Pos No. Rider Bike Points Deficit 1 96 Daniel Holgado GASGAS 94 2 80 David Alonso CFMOTO 93 -1 3 95 Collin Veijer Husqvarna 62 -32 4 48 Ivan Ortola KTM 50 -44 5 66 Joel Kelso KTM 42 -52 6 64 David Muñoz KTM 38 -56 7 6 Ryusei Yamanaka KTM 35 -59 8 78 Joel Esteban CFMOTO 33 -61 9 36 Angel Piqueras Honda 32 -62 10 31 Adrian Fernandez Honda 31 -63 11 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Husqvarna 30 -64 12 99 Jose Antonio Rueda KTM 28 -66 13 12 Jacob Roulstone GASGAS 27 -67 14 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 26 -68 15 72 Taiyo Furusato Honda 18 -76 16 10 Nicola Carraro KTM 15 -79 17 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 13 -81 18 18 Matteo Bertelle Honda 8 -86 19 58 Luca Lunetta Honda 6 -88 20 19 Scott Ogden Honda 5 -89 21 7 Filippo Farioli Honda 4 -90 22 85 Xabi Zurutuza KTM 3 -91 23 21 Vicente Perez KTM 3 -91 24 55 Noah Dettwiler KTM 2 -92 25 22 David Almansa Honda 2 -92 26 70 Joshua Whatley Honda 0 -94 27 5 Tatchakorn Buasri Honda 0 -94 28 71 Hamad Al Sahouti Honda 0 -94
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 5:00:15 GMT -8
MotoGP Race
1 89 J.Martin 41'23.709 2 93 M.Marquez +0.446 3 1 F.Bagnaia +0.585 4 23 E.Bastianini +2.206 5 12 M.Viñales +4.053 6 49 F.Di Giannantonio +9.480 7 21 F.Morbidelli +9.868 8 33 B.Binder +10.353 9 41 A.Espargaro +11.392 10 73 A.Marquez +13.442 11 25 R.Fernandez +24.201 12 5 J.Zarco +26.809 13 37 A.Fernandez +27.426 14 30 T.Nakagami +30.026 15 42 A.Rins +30.936 16 10 L.Marini +40.000 17 43 J.Miller 18 20 F.Quartararo 19 88 M.Oliveira 20 36 J.Mir 21 72 M.Bezzecchi 22 31 P.Acosta
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 5:03:43 GMT -8
great last 10 laps, before that it was F1ish
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 5:46:53 GMT -8
2024 Le Mans MotoGP Race Result: Hard Moves And Hard Decisions By Zara Daniela | Sun, 12/May/2024 - 06:35 The record-breaking crowd at Le Mans truly chased the rain threats away and allowed a pulse raiser or a premier class race to unfold. Despite spending most of the 28 laps looking at his main rival’s rear wheel, Jorge Martin persisted until he was able to make a decisive move and make it quite clear once more that he is the man to beat. Martin’s imperious win keeps him firmly in control of the title battle, while Marc Marquez is becoming more of a threat after securing another second-place trophy from a 13th grid position to celebrate the 1000th GP for the Gresini Racing family. Pecco Bagnaia led for most of proceedings but ended up as the third fastest man on the podium, after some last-lap revenge from Marquez.
Although he missed out on victory, Bagnaia will be much happier than 24 hours ago, as he fixed yesterday’s mistakes and immediately attacked Martin at the start of the race. The poleman conceded the lead into the first corner, while Aleix Espargaro got ahead of his teammate and an early mistake from Maverick Viñales at the Dunlop chicane also allowed Fabio Di Giannantonio past. Pedro Acosta was already attacking Viñales for fifth on the second lap but the rookie crashed out just one lap later, while in the midst of the Espargaro-Di Giannantonio battle for third at Garage Vert. Having started 10th and 13th respectively, Enea Bastianini and Marc Marquez were quickly squabbling for sixth, while Marco Bezzecchi had recovered up to seventh from a big wheelie off the line that lost him a lot of ground, but the Italian crashed out by lap four. Meanwhile, Brad Binder enjoyed a much better start, up to 13th from the very back of the grid.
Although Bagnaia carried on unchallenged over the first few laps, he still had Martin glued to his rear wheel, while the battle for third was about half a second behind. Espargaro was successfully fending off Di Giannantonio and a red-hot lap five allowed him to bridge the gap to the two leaders, while teammate Viñales was failing to stay in podium contention. Marquez was putting him under pressure but struggling to make a move stick and by lap seven, the trio of Viñales, Marquez and Bastianini had dropped a second behind the leaders. However, they were promptly helped by a mistake from Espargaro at turn one, allowing Di Giannantonio to harass him again and helping the equally feisty trio to catch up with the fight for third.
Meanwhile, Martin was yet to show a wheel to Bagnaia, although the pace was nothing record-breaking and the leaders were not mistake-free either, allowing their advantage to reduce by a few tenths. Di Giannantonio took over the pursuit on lap 10 as Espargaro seemed to be fading, both Viñales and Marquez taking advantage of mistakes from their compatriot one lap later. To make matters worse, the Aprilia veteran got sent on a trip through the gravel at turn nine by an attack from Bastianini for sixth place, which also forced the Italian to take the shortcut and cost him a long lap penalty. Espargaro slotted back into the battle for sixth with Quartararo, while Bastianini dropped to ninth after serving his penalty.
Lap 12 saw Bagnaia enjoy his biggest gap yet, of a modest six tenths of a second, but the world champion wasn’t quite shaking off Martin and the Pramac man easily closed the gap within a couple of laps. However, Di Giannantonio had slipped over a second behind, unable to keep up the pace and soon had Marquez breathing down his neck, the Gresini man taking advantage of another mistake from Viñales to claim fourth. The first move on Di Giannantonio came at the Dunlop chicane with 11 laps to go but an equally aggressive Di Giannantonio retaliated straight away and lost the duo two seconds on the leaders. That didn’t deter Marquez from giving it another go at the start of the following lap and in an attempt to respond at the same chicane, Di Giannantonio ran off track and also allowed Viñales to get ahead. Marquez took control of the chase with 10 laps remaining but had a two-second gap to contend with if he was to join the victory festivities and the top four riders were all running a fairly rapid pace. If Viñales was just about able to keep up with his compatriot, Di Giannantonio dropped a second back and soon got a long lap penalty for taking the shortcut at turn four, handing fifth place to Bastianini. Much to the disappointment of the home crowd, Quartararo crashed out of sixth position with 11 laps remaining.
The fight at the front only started with eight laps remaining, Martin making his first move at the popular Dunlop chicane but not making it stick until one lap later, keeping the lead at the second try. The timing was quite helpful for Marquez as well, as the exchanges between the factory Ducatis coupled with a faster GP23 at that stage allowed the Spaniard to reel them in with seven laps remaining. Marquez had more than enough speed to catch up with Bagnaia but finding a way past the world champion proved more difficult, although he didn’t seem to be in a great rush as Martin wasn’t exactly running away at the front either. However, the clear air allowed the poleman to be slightly quicker than the duo behind and keeping them from getting within reach for the next couple of laps.
The next big opportunity came with three laps remaining, when a mistake from Martin brought Bagnaia and Marquez back on his tail and it allowed the trio to start the final lap within striking distance of each other. Bagnaia seemed the most eager to advance, amongst the 2025 factory seat auditions, but left it too late and Marquez attacked him into Chemin aux Boeufs. Victory was just out of reach for the Gresini rider and Martin secured a hard-fought win by four tenths of a second at the chequered flag. In a bit of a déjà vu, Marquez completed another fine comeback through the field for another second place, with Bagnaia settling for the final podium position. Bastianini’s late pace, including the fastest lap, helped him catch up with Viñales and claim fourth on the penultimate lap. Espargaro had managed to get ahead of Di Giannantonio for sixth with two laps to go but some late mistakes allowed the Italian to reclaim position and also lost the Spaniard places to Franco Morbidelli and Binder. Alex Marquez completed the top 10, two seconds after Espargaro.
Martin’s masterful display saw him further extend his lead in the world championship standings to 38 points over Bagnaia, with Marquez getting ever closer, 40 points back and tied with Bastianini.
Results:
Pos No. Rider Bike Time/Diff 1 89 Jorge Martin Ducati 41:23.709 2 93 Marc Marquez Ducati 0.446 3 1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 0.585 4 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 2.206 5 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 4.053 6 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 9.480 7 21 Franco Morbidelli Ducati 9.868 8 33 Brad Binder KTM 10.353 9 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 11.392 10 73 Alex Marquez Ducati 13.442 11 25 Raul Fernandez Aprilia 24.201 12 5 Johann Zarco Honda 26.809 13 37 Augusto Fernandez KTM 27.426 14 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 30.026 15 42 Alex Rins Yamaha 30.936 16 10 Luca Marini Honda 40.000 Not Classified 88 Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 24:47.904 43 Jack Miller KTM 24:42.132 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 24:37.629 36 Joan Mir Honda 21:39.977 72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 04:41.139 31 Pedro Acosta KTM 03:07.984
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 5:47:18 GMT -8
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 5, Le Mans, France By Zara Daniela | Sun, 12/May/2024 - 06:36 Pos No. Rider Bike Points Deficit 1 89 Jorge Martin Ducati 129 2 1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 91 -38 3 93 Marc Marquez Ducati 89 -40 4 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 89 -40 5 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 81 -48 6 31 Pedro Acosta KTM 73 -56 7 33 Brad Binder KTM 67 -62 8 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 51 -78 9 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 47 -82 10 72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 36 -93 11 73 Alex Marquez Ducati 33 -96 12 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 25 -104 13 43 Jack Miller KTM 24 -105 14 88 Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 23 -106 15 25 Raul Fernandez Aprilia 18 -111 16 21 Franco Morbidelli Ducati 15 -114 17 37 Augusto Fernandez KTM 13 -116 18 36 Joan Mir Honda 12 -117 19 5 Johann Zarco Honda 9 -120 20 42 Alex Rins Yamaha 7 -122 21 26 Dani Pedrosa KTM 7 -122 22 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 6 -123 23 10 Luca Marini Honda 0 -129 24 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 0 -129 25 32 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 0 -129
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 5:51:36 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 5:56:55 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on May 12, 2024 8:12:04 GMT -8
Just another excellent Moto GP show.........................except for them Honders.
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 14:27:31 GMT -8
Alonso enjoys the sweet taste of victory in France The Colombian returned to the top step of the podium finishing ahead of Holgado and Veijer after a thrilling French GP After a tough weekend at the Spanish GP, David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) returned to the top step of the podium at the Michelin® Grand Prix de France. It was a masterclass from the Colombian who picked the perfect moment to attack to win the #80’s third race of the season. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) claimed a strong second after a super race, where the Spaniard controlled the race from the front throughout. Spanish GP winner, Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) took third, missing out on a second victory of the season by 0.242s. It was lights out and on the charge to turn one, polesitter Alonso initially claimed a great start before Holgado pounced at turn three, pushing instantly. David Muñoz was the rider on the move early on, qualifying in eighth before clawing through the field to second at the end of lap one. There were 14 riders in the lead group with moves made at every opportunity, Alonso battled for fourth position with, Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing), who pulled off some incredible moves throughout the race. Meanwhile, Holgado looked confident at the front, now led from Veijer, who made a move stick and attempted to stretch a lead. Riccardo Rossi (CIP Green Power) had a great race to battle inside the top five, eventually passing the #80 of Alonso. However, it all ended in disaster for Rossi as the Italian crashed after contact with Muñoz, who received a double Long Lap for the incident. The lead continued to change at the front, with Holgado reclaiming the lead before Muñoz hit the front at his first LLP – dropping to 16th. At the front, there was a huge moment between Holgado and Veijer who touched, while further back, MLav Racing’s Scott Ogden crashed out before Muñoz crashed at turn 11 with five laps to go. It was a hot pace at the front with tension building for what looked to be a battle which would rage onto the last lap. It was two for the price of one for Alonso, stealing the lead with three laps remaining before Holgado instantly returned the favour. It all came down to the final lap and it was fireworks in France and Alonso pounced at turn one and stole the race lead, perfectly picking his moment. Holgado could not respond in the final sector, with Alonso picking the perfect brake market and shooting out the final corner to win in France. Behind the strong top three was the second CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team rider Joel Esteban, who clawed through the field to finish fourth, with the fastest lap of the race. Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) took the final position inside the top five, after a good tussle with Leopard Racing’s Adrian Fernandez, who made the comeback of the race after serving a double Long Lap. The second MT Helmets – MSI machine of Ryusei Yamanaka was ahead of the returning Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Tatsuki Suzuki and Piqueras taking the final spots inside the top 10.
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 14:31:34 GMT -8
Garcia storms to victory and grabs the Championship lead It was perfection in France for the #3 who finished ahead of teammate Ogura and title contender Lopez Sergio Garcia (MT Helmets – MSI) returns to winning ways at the Michelin® Grand Prix de France after a stunning ride to charge to victory in France. Garcia also becomes the new Championship leader after the French GP that finished with an MT Helmets – MSI one-two after a brave ride from Ai Ogura who carved through the field from P17 on the grid, with Alonso Lopez (Folladore SpeedUp) perfectly defending on the last lap to finish in third position on the podium. It was lights out for the Moto2™ with 22 laps ahead and Garcia pulling off the perfect start, having a steady gap on the opening lap as the rest of the field battled behind hard behind. Polesitter Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) was swallowed by the pack in the opening stage of the race after a big mistake on the first lap, dropping to eighth in a fight with Fermin Aldeguer (Folladore SpeedUp). Further down the order, Barry Baltus (RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP) hit the deck after battling for the final point-scoring positions. Things soon went from bad to worse for the RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP team with Zonta Van Den Goorbergh crashing out on lap six. Seconds later at the front, Manuel Gonzalez (QJMOTO Gresini Moto2™) crashed out at the final corner - ending all hopes of a podium. Meanwhile, the rider on the move was Canet, charging through the field – setting the fastest lap in the process. The #44 attacked Roberts for second position in a brilliant three-way fight, with Canet passing and not allowing Roberts to respond, creating an advantage instantly. Lopez was the next rider to find a gap in Roberts’ armour to move into third, as teammate Aldeguer was seventh with nine laps remaining. The gap at the front remained the same with Garcia keeping the gap consistent with all attention turning to the battle for second between Canet and Lopez. It was gloves off with three laps remaining with Lopez slipping into second before making a mistake at turn four, allowing Canet to show his front wheel. The battle for second bunched up with Ogura fancying a podium – charging into third on the last lap. Garcia crossed the line to win the French GP with Ogura finding a gap to pass Lopez for second, holding second place after a brilliant ride to add to the MT Helmets’ success on Sunday. Lopez fended off Roberts after an intense battle at the final corner, with contact between the two riders. Behind Roberts to cross the line in fifth was Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) a further 0.171s behind. The #35 held off Canet to the line, who dropped to sixth after battling with Roberts on the last lap. Cent was ahead of Aldeguer, who found time late in the race to comfortably finish ahead of Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) and Albert Arenas (QJMOTO Gresini Moto2™), who had a great battle throughout the 22 laps. CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team’s Izan Guevara took the final spot inside the top 10, with Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) claiming the final point-scoring position.
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 14:37:16 GMT -8
Martin beats Marc Marquez and Bagnaia in an epic Le Mans duel The Spaniard extends the Championship gap after a brilliant weekend in France with the podium being decided on the last lap It was an epic showdown at the Michelin® Grand Prix de France that gave everything you could ask for, with a titanic three-way battle deciding the victory. After a sensational pace throughout the race, Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) stormed to win the French GP in front of a new all-time record at Le Mans with 297,471 fans watching the action unfold across the weekend. Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) secured an impressive second after passing Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) on the final lap of the race. Bagnaia could still stand on the podium, crossing the line in third and taking vital points after a disappointing Tissot Sprint. Martinator completes the dream double in Le Mans! 88jorgemartin takes his second victory of the weekend! Leading the way to start a historic French GP was Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), who had a stunning start – leaving Saturday’s issues behind. Martin tried to attack early on the opening lap, with Bagnaia proving why he is #1. Maverick Viñales made a mistake on the entry to turn three, dropping from third to sixth as Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) charged into fifth. However, Acosta’s race soon came to a disappointing end, losing the front in an attempt to overtake Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) at turn eight. While Di Giannantonio was lucky the same could not be said about Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) who crashed at turn six, one lap later. It was a two-way battle at the front, with Bagnaia going toe to toe with Martin. Meanwhile, there was a huge battle forming behind for the final position on the podium, as Di Giannantonio overtook Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) for third place. Espargaro later took to the escape road after the #41 was overtaken by Ducati Lenovo Team’s Enea Bastianini, who also ran wide which later handed the #23 a Long Lap for taking a shortcut. Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) capitalised on a mistake from Viñales on lap 14, jumping the #93 to fourth to have his go at fighting with the top three riders. Marquez tried to overtake Di Giannantonio at turn three on lap 17 but was unable to make it work before making it stick one lap later. Meanwhile, further back it was a disastrous end to Fabio Quartararo’s (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) home race, who crashed out of sixth place. It was a duel at the front between Bagnaia Martin with the latter stealing the race lead on lap 21, allowing Marc Marquez to catch the leading pair – sending the crowd to their feet. In the closing stages of the French GP, Martin made a small mistake and ran wide, allowing Bagnaia to latch onto the rear wheel once again. It all came down to the final lap, inches between the top three, with Marc Marquez launching an attack to steal second position with half a lap remaining. This allowed Martin to storm to the line, to win an unbelievable French GP by 0.446s. Marc Marquez was jumping for joy with Bagnaia settling for third position in a race which will go down in the history books. Behind the podium trio was Bastianini who showed great late race pace to secure fourth, after the ‘Beast’ managed to find a gap in Viñales armour, with the #12 crossing the line to round out the top five. Di Giannantonio was sixth after also completing a Long Lap, to finish ahead of the second Prima Pramac Racing machine of Franco Morbidelli, who crossed the line in seventh. After starting from the back of the grid, Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was eighth after a super ride from the South African. Espargaro and Gresini Racing MotoGP™’s Alex Marquez took the final spot inside the top 10. While, further down the order, Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) took a point-scoring finish at his home Grand Prix – finishing in 12th. The MotoGP™ paddock now heads to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where races have been won and lost at the final corner. So, make sure you tune into the next chapter of this exciting season and keep up with all the action on motogp.com!
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Post by truenorth on May 12, 2024 14:40:05 GMT -8
Just another excellent Moto GP show.........................except for them Honders. 18th, 19th, 23rd, and 24th is about as low as any can go. When you look at all the Honda money going elsewhere, it's to be expected, I guess.
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Post by truenorth on May 13, 2024 6:34:49 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on May 13, 2024 6:41:57 GMT -8
David Emmett
India MotoGP round could be cancelled. Unpaid bills, according to this. Kazakhstan could replace India on the same date.
My understanding is that Sokol is not ready. Track is there, but stuff like timekeeping and internet isn't
Mat Oxley The official line on this is "the Model Code of Conduct is in place due to the Indian General Elections, any work related to public money can only happen after June 4, when it is lifted. Dorna already has got all the assurances from the Uttar Pradesh government in writing." Hope so, it would be a disaster to lose the Indian round
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Post by truenorth on May 13, 2024 6:44:49 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on May 13, 2024 6:55:06 GMT -8
David Emmett Just a thought. But with the 2027 rules banning ride-height and holeshot devices, this will make mechanics' lives much easier. Won't have to deal with the plumbing nightmare which is required to implement them. Will be able to change a shock in 3 minutes again!
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Post by truenorth on May 14, 2024 8:47:28 GMT -8
KTM swallows its pride and bids for Jorge Martín If you don't go to the official Ducati, Aprilia and the Austrians are your best options
At Le Mans , one issue hovered above all, almost more than the races: the decision that Ducati must make regarding who will be Pecco Bagnaia's partner in the official team in 2025 . There are only three candidates: Jorge Martín, Marc Márquez and Enea Bastianini .
However, those at Borgo Panigale are taking their time and will not announce anything until after Mugello. They have the upper hand and are even delaying negotiations.
Of course, they are in a dangerous balance , since they will have to discard two, which, almost certainly, will strengthen rival brands for the future. In France, it became clearer that the one with the fewest options is Bastianini, whose representative, Carlo Pernat, is already criticizing Ducati saying that it would be bad if they took Marc Márquez. Because the extended version in the 'paddock' is that the eight-time champion is the one who has the most possibilities .
What Ducati would like is to retain Jorge Martín and Marc , for one of the two to rise and the other to be in the Prima Pramac. But both want to go to the official team.
While the Bolognese think about it, the opposing factories do move and tempt everyone, although in different ways.
Martín, only one option at Ducati Martinator, current outstanding leader in MotoGP, is desired by everyone and everyone has tried him out, but he is clear about it. His first option is to go to the official Ducati . If not, he will only agree to go to another factory box. Yamaha and Honda are less candidates, since the Madrid native is ambitious even in the short term. "What I want is to win," he says. And the Japanese need time. Of course, they are the ones who would pay the best salaries.
Aprilia is a potential destination . In Noale they would not be displeased to continue with their Aleix Espargaró-Viñales duo, but, of course, they would make room for Jorge . The possible withdrawal of the one from Granollers, even a friend of Martín, would smooth everything out. Maverick, meanwhile, is tempted by a high financial offer from HRC and promises of the future. Even in terms of salary they would satisfy '89', because without those two emoluments they would have more to satisfy him. If the one from San Sebastián de los Reyes does not go, Bastianini would have a place, since the Italian already offered himself in winter.
unexpected approach However, as MARCA has learned, recently an unexpected front has opened for Martinator: KTM . Jorge was already their rider and was even going to go up to MotoGP with them. He was racing for Ajo KTM in Moto2 and had a contract with an option to move up. But the bike was not so competitive and the Spaniard found a loophole to go to Ducati, signing in 2020.
The delay in the start of the World Cup due to Covid made it possible and this made the Central Europeans very uncomfortable , who even withdrew Red Bull 's sponsorship . They even threatened to take the 2018 Moto3 champion to court .
Offer even with Red Bull Martín was banned... until now, when they even offered him the sponsorship of energy drinks again. They are serious and KTM would give him a higher salary than Aprilia and an increasingly competitive mount, with several former Ducati riders at the helm, such as Francesco Guidotti , head of his team and before Prima Pramac with Martín.
The Austrians also have their assets, since they have Pedro Acosta and Brad Binder tied up and have spoken with Marc Márquez. Furthermore, they have shown that in GasGas Tech3 they can put as many engineers and resources as necessary, as is now the case with Tiburón de Mazarrón, already more supported than Jack Miller , who has a very difficult time continuing.
Therefore, Jorge will wait for Ducati , but if they let him escape, he can become their great opponent for the next two years, at least. In Barcelona, there will be more movements.
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