Next year will mark a turning point, or so Pol Espargaró believes. In the Ducati “kingdom” the loss of Pramac Racing (to Yamaha) will be felt, believes the KTM test rider, while the Austrian manufacturer has gained, and a lot.
In an interview with Mundo Deportivo and quoted by Motosan, #44 foresees changes starting next year and involving the benchmark on the grid, Ducati, in the face of the split with Pramac Racing and the loss of other very fast riders: ‘I think next year will be a turning point when Ducati loses Pramac and three very fast riders like [Jorge] Martín, [Enea] Bastianini and [Marco] Bezzecchi’.
And if Aprilia has become the destination for two of those three riders, with the arrival of world champion Martín and Bezzecchi (ex-VR46 Racing Team), the truth is that KTM itself also has major acquisitions, one of them coming precisely from the factory Ducati:
– We’ll have two new super-fast riders like Bastianini and Viñales, and we’ll no longer have rookies with a consolidated [Pedro] Acosta alongside Brad [Binder].
By: António Mendes