MotoGP, GP Misano (San Marino) 2022, Guidotti: ‘Giribuola will not be the only arrival in KTM’
For Enea Bastianini the farewell to the Ducati of his crew chief Alberto Giribuola, from 2023 to KTM, it was a “blow”. But the track engineer – who in the Austrian garage will cover the role of coordinator of the technicians – will not be the only significant ‘purchase’ of the Mattighofen team, as confirmed to Sky by the team manager. Francesco Guidotti. “We are in a restructuring phase – explains the former Pramac – e to the graft of Giribuola others will follow. Surely the ‘Suzuki question’ (which will say goodbye to the World Championship from next year, ed) has facilitated us in finding the professionalism we need. Ours is a young project, in a moment of transition and expanding and strengthening the team, both from the point of view that we want and from a qualitative point of view, because we still have to grow a lot “.
Guidotti: “Fernandez first on the list for Gas Gas”
Great excitement also on the side of the pilots in Gas Gas who, starting from next season (he is already present in Moto2 and Moto3), will land in the premier class of the World Championship as KTM satellite team. The top driver will be Pol Espargarostill to be defined his teammate, which could be Augusto Fernandez. “It is not yet why we have to talk to the driver more in depth over the weekend – confesses Guidotti – but is the first on the list“. After the Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera, Misano will be the theater of official MotoGP tests, scheduled for Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 September. “We have quite a few things to try – Guidotti still admits – we cannot stop, we are a bit behind at this moment for our process of structural change. We have to bring fresh and different material, which allows us to be a little more ahead and with greater consistency. The test team will have some fairly new, not revolutionary things, because we have yet to experience what has been done from the start. but we absolutely cannot sleep“.