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“Never give up“ – Pol Espargaró #44
Editor de Motosan.es – Life is Racing
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Danilo Petrucci fifth in the MotoGP test at Le Mans, but it is not enough to guarantee the renewal of his contract. No decision will be made before summer break.
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Will fifth place in Danilo Petrucci at Le Mans to guarantee your stay in MotoGP also in 2022? He has certainly put a serious mortgage on the 1 + 1 option, but Hervè Poncharal’s KTM Tech3 team expects another strong one before the summer break. The Austrian house, after last year’s feat of three victories and five podiums, is going through too many difficulties. The main cause seems to be the new Michelin compounds. The French supplier makes changes every year that all manufacturers have to get used to.
In the 2020 MotoGP season it was Ducati who paid the consequences, this year KTM. ” The assignment (of the tires) has changed slightly in 2021 – emphasizes Hervé Poncharal in Paddock-GP -. Maybe we have a little more work to do than the others, maybe even the pilots. In particular the pilots of the official team. When Miguel gets off the bike in Portugal and faces the problems he had in Qatar, there are times when it is a bit difficult to understand ”. At this time you need calm and dedication, to maintain a constructive frame of mind, without making hasty decisions. “ At Le Mans we saw that when the weather conditions were a bit more difficult to manage, Danilo was involved.“.
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Stand-by renovation
In a championship where the gap between the drivers is very small, the small details are enough to move up the rankings. But it is also true that decisions will soon have to be made for next year. Starting with the contracts of Iker Lecuona and Danilo Petrucci. The 30-year-old terni seems more favored for a reconfirmation than the young Spaniard, although everything gravitates towards uncertainty. ” I think we still have to wait. I have a good relationship with Danilo, who is truly an excellent person. Not renewing would be an important decision, because it gives us important data on your previous experiences with Ducati. So for now we are in a period of reflection ”.
The alternative would be to go fishing from Moto2, but it can be “a double-edged sword”. “orWe have a long summer break and I think we will see it much more clearly during the last two previous races, Germany and the Netherlands. “. So there won’t be a decision before the summer, perhaps at the resumption of the MotoGP season. “Obviously the day we tell someone “you are not here next year”, the human relationship will never be the same, the environment with the team will not be the same and the motivation will certainly decrease as well. So waiting is a priority for me. Danilo needs to discover this bike and also adapt it to his build: we have not done any tests due to Covid, whereas we normally have many more tests between seasons. Danilo deserves more time and, above all, that we are technically capable of responding to your requests. So before we judge, we will wait a little longer ”.
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