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If I had to guess Ducati is allowed 8. Everyone else 1.
2024 silly season!
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I don't think there's a restriction on the number of testers (stand to be corrected on that one) however there's a limits to the amount of testing
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Yes more bikes on the grid = more testing. I think the testing rules should allow manufacturers with only 2 bikes more testing and those with more than 4 bikes less testing, some sort of balancing formula could be worked out.
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Doble de sueldo y 10 wildcards: la oferta de KTM a Miller para hacerle hueco a Pedro Acosta
Los días pasan y KTM sigue sin desvelar cómo piensa hacerle hueco a Pedro Acosta para subirle a MotoGP la próxima temporada. El piloto español es ajeno a todo lo que se está comentando sobre futuro, y así lo demostró este pasado fin de semana en el Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
A rumor regarding Miller. AI translation of the pertinent parts:
So apparently Diggia will stay with Gresini but he's going to compete in Moto2 next year alongside Manuel Gonzalez.
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Fabio Di Giannantonio 2024 bei Gresini in der Moto2
Bisher war es ruhig bezüglich der Moto2-Pläne von Gresini Racing. Jetzt zeichnet sich ab: Statt Salač und Alcoba fahren 2024 dort Fabio Di Giannantoio und Manuel Gonzalez.
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Good to see Gresini supporting Di Giannantonio rather than simply ditching himSo apparently Diggia will stay with Gresini but he's going to compete in Moto2 next year alongside Manuel Gonzalez.
Fabio Di Giannantonio 2024 bei Gresini in der Moto2
Bisher war es ruhig bezüglich der Moto2-Pläne von Gresini Racing. Jetzt zeichnet sich ab: Statt Salač und Alcoba fahren 2024 dort Fabio Di Giannantoio und Manuel Gonzalez.
I suspect that MM would need to break his contract unlike Rins who had a factory ride exit clause but if he did leave Honda then Gresini appears to be the only available seat as its looking like Morbidelli will go to Pramac
Marc will have seen and listened to his brothers transformation on the Ducati and will already know it’s a bike he could win the WC on. He will have to drop money with Gresini and get himself out of his Honda contract which will cost him more money. I think he’s an honourable guy and would love to believe that Honda can produce something he can cling on to at the tests and save himself the decision. But if there’s nothing palpable I’d say ……
watch this space!
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I'd love Marc to stick it out and the power of Honda Racing Corporation come again to the front with him. That's the fairy tale. Grab two more titles in this way and he is the undisputed GOAT. (imo). On That thought, is the easy way go to Ducati and win titles on the best bike an easier route to get to 10, but lessen the enigmaMarc will have seen and listened to his brothers transformation on the Ducati and will already know it’s a bike he could win the WC on. He will have to drop money with Gresini and get himself out of his Honda contract which will cost him more money. I think he’s an honourable guy and would love to believe that Honda can produce something he can cling on to at the tests and save himself the decision. But if there’s nothing palpable I’d say ……
watch this space!
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The problem with being honourable, is that the RCV currently could end Marc's career (or life) at any moment. Does he really want to risk an entire new season (40+ races plus practice sessions) waiting for a ride to come up in 2025? He's my (joint) favourite rider, but he isn't getting any younger.Marc will have seen and listened to his brothers transformation on the Ducati and will already know it’s a bike he could win the WC on. He will have to drop money with Gresini and get himself out of his Honda contract which will cost him more money. I think he’s an honourable guy and would love to believe that Honda can produce something he can cling on to at the tests and save himself the decision. But if there’s nothing palpable I’d say ……
watch this space!
Latest rumours are that the Gresini seat is being left open for him is he decides after next weeks Misano test that 2024 is a lost cause.
The signs suggesting Marquez is considering a Honda MotoGP contract break
If true, I wasn't aware that Dixon and Arbolino had been refused the seat, makes for interesting reading. Better to ride a season on a customer, year old Ducati and then get a factory Aprilia or KTM contract for 2025 than to stay on a slower, factory Honda IMO. Regarding his salary, He's a Red Bull athlete and paid handsomely by them in addition to his salary.
His rumoured $30 million payoff to Honda is probably not a big deal to him should he decide to leave.
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I'd love to aslo. But I don't see Honda having a tiutle winning bike in the next 2-3 seasons in their current state. It took Ducati nearly 10 years after Stoner's title to be a championship challenger again, and that was with multiple concessions.
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Another question. If Marc departs honda, will they (HRC) make it to the next gen rules having second rate riders competing?
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It's interesting that 2 Ducati's (1 Pramac, 1 Gresini) don't have signed riders and are vacating seats so late in the season (Marini will re-sign with VR46) Who's left?
- Morbidelli who looks likely to get one of them
- M Marquez would need to break his contract
- Mir would also need to break his contract
- No one from WSBK is of interest even if available
- Who hasn't signed in Moto2 worth bringing to MotoGP?
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They turned down Abolino and Dixon telling me they are perusing someone. It must be Marc because if it was any of the other riders they would have signed by now. I have my doubts it will happen but I do understand Gresini waiting for the decision to be made.
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It makes sense that it is Marc, and that is me trying to not have my wishful thinking take over. If true, it's a huge development that Gresini turned down not only dixon, but Arbolino. They have already told Diggia he isn't being retained so they seem very confident that they will have a rider for next yr, be it Morbidelli or someone else.
One other possibility....Augusto Fernandez? On loan for a year from KTM?
One other possibility....Augusto Fernandez? On loan for a year from KTM?
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Aprilia re-iterating they don't need Marquez or Quartararo.
Aprilia: ‘If Marquez or Quartararo are free, we don’t particularly need them'
Seems very short sighted and arrogant to me. Neither of their current riders are world champs, and Aleix is very much at the end of his career. In fact, he said when he renewed his contract in 2021 that it would be his last (I bet my house he goes back on that) and Vinales, despite all the hype Aprilia blow up his arse, is not consistent nor WC material. He had been on the factory Yamaha for 4 years before Fabio came in and blew him away. They don't have any junior riders yet and as big a fan as I am of Miguel, I'd pick Fabio or Marc over him were they available. Again, Aprilia praise Raul, but he's done nothing and rumours are he wants to go back to Moto2 or walk away from racing altogether.
Finally, as Gigi once said. It makes sense to take a rider like that so that they AREN'T on someone else's bike. I strongly suspect if either of these two get on good bikes again, Aprilia would regret that stance. It's all very well winning the odd race against Pecco Bagnaia, but if Fabio and Marc were up there and KTM get their act together with Binda..it would be a different story.
Aprilia: ‘If Marquez or Quartararo are free, we don’t particularly need them'
Seems very short sighted and arrogant to me. Neither of their current riders are world champs, and Aleix is very much at the end of his career. In fact, he said when he renewed his contract in 2021 that it would be his last (I bet my house he goes back on that) and Vinales, despite all the hype Aprilia blow up his arse, is not consistent nor WC material. He had been on the factory Yamaha for 4 years before Fabio came in and blew him away. They don't have any junior riders yet and as big a fan as I am of Miguel, I'd pick Fabio or Marc over him were they available. Again, Aprilia praise Raul, but he's done nothing and rumours are he wants to go back to Moto2 or walk away from racing altogether.
Finally, as Gigi once said. It makes sense to take a rider like that so that they AREN'T on someone else's bike. I strongly suspect if either of these two get on good bikes again, Aprilia would regret that stance. It's all very well winning the odd race against Pecco Bagnaia, but if Fabio and Marc were up there and KTM get their act together with Binda..it would be a different story.
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Get two mediocre riders on the podium together once and all of a sudden they want to talk big ..... All their riders combined don't have near the numbers of these two in a single season. Get the .... out of here with that. These are the kind of words you end up eating.
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