Toni Elias has been confirmed at d'Antin
http://www.crash.net/motorsport/moto..._a_ducati.html
MotoGP lineup all done, only team KR left IF they are in motogp next year
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Toni Elias has been confirmed at d'Antin
http://www.crash.net/motorsport/moto..._a_ducati.html
MotoGP lineup all done, only team KR left IF they are in motogp next year
Was Max already in the list?Quote:
Originally Posted by JETFX...
Just thought I'd do a quick update on the state of play for '08.
MotoGP is all done except for Team KR as Chris said...
Marlboro Ducati - Casey Stoner & Marco Melandri
Pramac d'Antin Ducati - Sylvain Guintoli & Toni Elias
Fiat Yamaha - Valentino Rossi & Jorge Lorenzo
Tech 3 Yamaha - James Toseland & Colin Edwards (CE still not confirmed)
Repsol HRC Honda - Nicky Hayden & Dani Pedrosa
Gresini Honda - Alex de Angelis & Shinya Nakano
LCR Honda - Randy de Puniet
JiR/Scot Honda - Andrea Dovizioso
Rizla Suzuki - Chris Vermeulen & Loris Capirossi
Team Kawasaki - John Hopkins & Ant West (Monster sponsorship still rumoured)
Team Roberts - TBA (rumoured to run Ducati engines or possibly Kawasaki bikes)
The 250 class is coming together nicely, not all of this is confirmed but much of it is highly likely according to sources. The big question mark seems to be over the Gilera team and their riders Marco Simoncelli and Roberto Locatelli. If rumours are to be believed then Aprilia have promised Loca a full factory RSA if he chooses to race on next year. There are supposedly six RSA's for 2008, I'll mark them with a *.
Master Aspar Aprilia - Alvaro Bautista* & Hector Faubel*
Fortuna Aprilia - Alex Debon*
Caffe Latte Aprilia - Thomas Luthi* & Lukas Pesek
Polaris World Aprilia - Mattia Pasini*
Team Toth Aprilia - TBA (Hector Barbera is expected to stay here unless he loses the RSA bike. Roberto Locatelli rumoured to move back here if Gilera quit and he stays on for one more year)
Red Bull KTM - TBA (Hiroshi Aoyama, Mika Kallio, Julian Simon & Hector Barbera are all linked to KTM's, not necessarily on the Red Bull team though)
Repsol Puig - TBA (expected to switch to KTM's meaning Shuhei Aoyama may be out. Julian Simon is very likely to be retained)
Thai Honda - TBA (it was thought that Ratthapark Wilairot would team with Yuki Takahasi in '08, but lately there has been talk that Wilairot may move teams)
Team Silica - Federico Sandi
Kiefer Racing Aprilia - Stefan Bradl
And finally the 125 class. As usual the 125 class is the last to get sorted but things are looking a little clearer now. KTM look like supplying six bikes in '08 while there will be eight Aprilia RSA's (again marked with a *). Derbi look like running RSA Aprilia's too, but painted red and with the words Derbi written on them.
Bancaja Aspar Aprilia - Gabor Talmacsi*, Sergio Gadea* & Pere Tutusaus
Skilled Racing Aprilia - Simone Corsi* & Nicolas Terol
Polaris World Aprilia - Bradley Smith*
Red Bull KTM - Tomoyoshi Koyama & Randy Krummenacher
Valsir Derbi - Pol Espargaro* & Joan Olive*
Repsol Puig - Esteve Rabat & Marc Marquez (expected to be KTM's)
Blusens Aprilia - Scott Redding (two more riders to be confirmed)
Emmi Caffe Latte Aprilia - Sandro Cortese
Molenaar Honda - Danny Webb
I saw an interview with Sandro Cortese in which he said he would have an RSA next year... ??
Also, what about the talk of Poggi making a comeback alongside Pasini at Polaris World Aprilia?
Good question...Quote:
Originally Posted by leopardsleeping
Bizarre..... shows that winning a title can get you a seat anywhere, anytime... no matter how far your form has fallen.Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
2 titles actually...Quote:
Originally Posted by osg
as usual ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by JETFX...
Actually he won 2 - the 125cc and 250ccQuote:
Originally Posted by osg
So the question is can he come back??