With Paolo Campinoti’s Pramac team officially switching MotoGP from Ducati to Yamaha, attention now turns to the riders who will ride the factory-spec M1s next season. Current Pramac rider Jorge Martin is out of the equation after signing a deal with Aprilia, while team-mate Franco Morbidelli is highly unlikely to be keen on a return to the brand he left at the end of last season.
This leaves the former Pramac driver Jack Miller
and the young Italian Fabio by Giannantonio as potential candidates. However, more surprisingly, rumors have included names such asAndrea Iannone et
Toprak Razgatlioglu.
« We have just made a very important decision to leave Ducati for Yamaha, so we haven’t thought about the drivers yet” said the team owner, Paul Campinotiat motogp.com. We will see in the coming weeks. and we will decide with certainty. We will try to recruit the best possible pilots so that this project is a success.. »
Paolo Campinoti really has a crush on Andrea Iannone
Asked specifically about the surprise return to MotoGP of the former Pramac rider
Andrea Iannonewho relaunched his WorldSBK career this season after a four-year doping ban, Campinoti said : ” I am connected to him on a personal level but I don’t want to give any illusions about… I mean, If Yamaha lets him try the bike, I will be very happy. But it’s not my decision.. »
However, Campinoti pushed aside the current title leader BMW WorldSBK,
Razgatlioglu. « I think it’s just… I mean, it’s just gossip. ; Do I think it’s going to happen? No, 100%. »
Razgatlioglu tested an M1 twice last year but didn’t seem comfortable on the machine and subsequently quit Yamaha pour BMW. The choice of drivers for Yamaha Pramac remains an open question. Speculations include known and unexpected names, but final decisions will be made in the coming weeks. The goal is to recruit the best possible drivers to ensure the success of the project Yamaha
a MotoGP.
