http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/19/sport/motorsport/motogp-marquez-lorenzo-motorsport/index.html?hpt=hp_c5
Sounds like conspiracies to me, that sneeky Herve...
"The situation is not satisfying Dorna," says Herve Poncharal, principal of the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team that has signed Espargaro for next season. They don't want MotoGP to be a Spanish championship. For sure they have looked after their national championship (in Spain) very well. They did what each national federation should do, but only Spain did it properly. They run the championship with almost the same level of organization and seriousness as the world championship."
"Yamaha said they needed to take the best, and Espargaro was the only man who last year pushed Marquez (in Moto2). Marquez is not here because he's Spanish, it's because he's the best. Lorenzo was the best."
Sounds like conspiracies to me, that sneeky Herve...
"The situation is not satisfying Dorna," says Herve Poncharal, principal of the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team that has signed Espargaro for next season. They don't want MotoGP to be a Spanish championship. For sure they have looked after their national championship (in Spain) very well. They did what each national federation should do, but only Spain did it properly. They run the championship with almost the same level of organization and seriousness as the world championship."
"Yamaha said they needed to take the best, and Espargaro was the only man who last year pushed Marquez (in Moto2). Marquez is not here because he's Spanish, it's because he's the best. Lorenzo was the best."