Borut Megla
During the break due to the coronavirus, activity in the racers market increased significantly MotoGP. Espargaro Pol will leave KTM and join Honda’s factory team next year. Andrea Dovizioso is still on the market. Will the three-time vice-champion stay with Ducati or will their paths diverge?
There are more and more rumors that Dovizioso connect with KTM. After leaving Asparagus the Austrian team lacks an experienced leader in addition to young talent. Red Bull has also been Dovi’s personal sponsor for several years. From this point of view, there is at least one serious connection.
Or therefore responsible at Ducati worried that Dovizioso might leave the team? "Honestly, I don't think so," is the sports director Ducal Paolo Ciabatti told for Moto.it. "I have a lot of respect for KTM, but to be honest, they don't have a motorcycle at the moment with which Andrea could win races and fight for the world title."
Dovizioso he has been driving for Ducati since 2013. After several torturous years, they managed to build a competitive team and in 2017, the first major successes came. The 34-year-old would be transferring to KTM tackled a similar task, while theoretically another driver at Ducati could be crowned with the awards for success made possible by Dovizioso's work in past seasons.
At Ducati, therefore, they expect it to be Dovizioso stayed. In the coming weeks, they want to clarify some of the discrepancies and the level of wages that they have to adjust to the post-coronavirus situation and the difficult economic situation. A new contract could be signed before the first race, which will take place on July 19 in Jerez. If there is no agreement, there would be Ducati can continue to rely on services Danilo Petrucci, which does not yet have a guaranteed place in the next season in MotoGP.
