MotoGP News. Cal Crutchlow has admitted that he will not be racing for Ducati next season.
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MotoGP News. Cal Crutchlow has admitted that he will not be racing for Ducati next season.
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He could still find himself on a works-spec Desmosedici...
With the imminent announcement that Andrea Dovizioso has snaffled the remaining factory Ducati MotoGP seat from under the nose of Monster Yamaha team-mate Cal Crutchlow, the Britain looks to have a brace of options in the blue riband class.
First off, he can remain in the satellite Tech3 squad and partner fellow Brit and rookie Bradley Smith or the Coventry man may have the option to join a new initiative called the Junior Team, currently being evaluated by Ducati boss Alessandro Cicognani.
It would work along the same lines as Tech3 but have two factory-spec bikes in one team instead of Pramac running one and AB Cardion running another. It would also run under the watchful eye of the factory and carry out testing and development work.
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Valentino Rossi has denied he is trying to influence Ducati to re-sign current factory team-mate Nicky Hayden over British rider Cal Crutchlow for next year’s MotoGP world championship.
The 33-year-old, who kicked off practice for his home race at Mugello with the ninth fastest time, denied he had said that his preference would be to partner Hayden in 2013, should he agree to remain with the Bologna factory next season.
Rossi hasn’t yet decided where his own future lies but Ducati has been negotiating with Crutchlow for a two-year contract.
Crutchlow was anticipating getting a written contract to mull over at Ducati’s home race in Mugello this weekend but that is not going to happen....More HERE
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Crutchlow’s Tech 3 Yamaha boss Herve Poncharal believes the British rider can’t knock back the opportunity to join Ducati’s factory squad in 2013.
With the chance of a factory Yamaha ride not materialising, Crutchlow will have to remain in the satellite Tech 3 squad on the same financial terms if he rejects Ducati’s lucrative two-year offer.
The 26-year-old has a two-year offer from Ducati, as was exclusively revealed by MCN last month.
And Poncharal told MCN: “Ducati’s priority is clearly to sign Cal. I have not lost him yet but I would be really sad because this year he has been fantastic. And I know how much he can still improve....More HERE
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Cal Crutchlow has confirmed he is in discussions with Ducati about joining their factory MotoGP team next season.
Crutchlow, 26, has had an outstanding season for the Tech 3 Yamaha team but wants a factory ride for 2013.
The Briton told BBC Sport: "We're in deep discussions with [another manufacturer] because at the moment there's nothing for me at Yamaha.
"I can stay at Tech 3 but not on a factory machine. You won't win a title if you're not on a factory machine."
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Crutchlow considers Ducati job offer
Nicky Hayden, 2006 World Champion on a Honda, could find himself without a MotoGP ride next year, if Rossi runs out of potions and decides to stay on at Ducati.
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Valentino Rossi believes British rider Cal Crutchlow could be competitive on Ducati’s struggling factory Desmosedici machine.
The 26-year-old Midlander has been offered a two-year deal to join the Bologna factory after a series of impressive performances with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team in 2012.