Ok lets start this:
Italic is option but unconfirmed
Monster Yamaha Factory
Fabio Quartararo - Contract to end of 2024
Franko Morbidelli - Contract to end of 2023
Repsol Honda
Marc Marquez - Contract to end of 2024
Joan Mir
Jorge Martin
Lenovo Ducati Team
Pecco Bagnaia Contract to end of...
I thought rather than the fragmented discussion for silly season that's going on we could have one thread
Off the top of my head. Will update when needed.
Confirmed
Marquez - Honda
Rossi - Yamaha
Vinales - Yamaha
Dovi - Ducati
Rins - Suzuki
Zarco - KTM
Pol - KTM
Oliveira - Tech 3 KTM...
Most rider's contracts are set to expire this year. We might as well start keeping track.
Lin Jarvis: Renewing Lorenzo is a priority for Yamaha
Lin Jarvis: "Renovar a Lorenzo es una prioridad para Yamaha" - MotoGP Noticias
Well Yahama and Lorenzo started it at Jerez this last week.....so I thought we should keep up with it....
HONDA
Repsol Honda
Marc Marquez - Confirmed for 2016+
Dani Pedrosa - Confirmed for 2016
Marc VDS Honda
Scott Redding - Confirmed for 2016+
LCR Honda
Open Seat - Cal on 1...
According to Speedweek, Dovi has re signed with Ducati, and Maverick Vinales has signed 3 year deal with Suzuki. Jack Miller taking Bradls's bike rumor will not go away.
While a lot of discussion has been centred on Rossi, Spies, Marquez and Stoner, with regards to team changes, we can speculate on other team changes that may be in the offing.
Reports say that Paul Bird is intending on bringing another bike to the show next year, Cardion AB have indicated...
Just thought I'd open up a consolidated thread to keep all the silly season moves, rumors, and signings together in one place.
-Confirmed but not yet come to pass: Stoner retirement (but likely)
-Confirmed: Lorenzo signed 2 year contract with factory Yamaha.
-Not confirmed but highly...
A friend of mine told me that Pedrosa might have already signed. My friend doesnt work for Honda Japan. Well, actually, he doesnt even have a job, but he sent me this link. So im just speculating. But in reality, what is there to speculate, does anybody really think Honda would send him...
I have it on good authority from somebody inside Yamaha that Lorenzo has signed (somewhere) and things are about to kick off. I don't know where or when the announcement will be made, but you heard it here first!
10's of millions of dollars trying to figure out the chassis, and as it turns out, all they had to do was ask Carlos Checa. Its the tires.
http://www.superbike...Jan/120104a.htm
Simply oversimplified
On another racing forum I visit a user keeps an up to date silly season list, which I always find interesting and useful. I couldn't find a World Superbike silly season list anywhere (and motogp has so few open rides it's not worth it) so decided to compile one I hope it's half-decent, if...
http://superbikeplanet.com/2010/Jul/100713ummokay.htm
http://motomatters.com/opinion/2010/07/13/wsbk_state_of_the_silly_season_dog_days.html
Interesting articles.
Seems like Haga may well be done after this season, with Rea or Checa replacing him?
Haslam not happy with Suzuki at the...
An intersting article regarding changes to some teams next year in terms of technician changes.
Source: http://www.motomatters.com/news/2009/11/01...amaha_tech.html
Silly season for the 2010 MotoGP rider line up may be all but completed, but for technicians and engineers, it has only just...
were gonna end up loads of threads.lol
Mika Kallio has joined the increasing queue of MotoGP talent looking to secure a ride with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team in 2010, MCN can reveal. The Finn’s management held talks with Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal during last weekend’s Czech Republic GP in...