Marquez: 2019 is a perfect season very difficult to repeat
Here’s the latest round-up of MotoGP gossip starting with early pre൩parations for the 2021 rider market set to start at the 2019 finale in Valencia next weekend.
- With 2021 MotoGP rider speculation circling, Marc Marquez has confirmed he’s already commenced contract renewa🎃l negotiations with Honda. Marquez’s current deal expires at the end of 2020 and the reigning MotoGP world champion is adam🅠ant about staying at Repsol Honda.
- Following Jonas Folger’s exit as Yamaha’s European-based MotoGP test rider, team manager Massimo Meregalli says Yamaha will only use Kohta Nozane and Katsuyuki Nakasuga as test ride🔥rs in 2020 with Valentino Rossi’s outgoing crew chief Silvan💃o Galbusera heading up its technical team.
- Cal Crutchꦅlow takes part in Honda’s Thanks Da🌱y and gets the opportunity to ride Eddie Lawson’s world title-winning 1989 Honda NSR500 at Motegi. The British rider also won the Honda karting race paired with Hideki Mutoh.
- Jack Miller is a special guest for FC Barcelona at its 4-1 victory over Celta Vigo at Camp Nou and takes part in a special qui♏ckfire 🅠quiz with the Catalan giants.
- 15-time world champion ౠGiacomo Agostini has called on Yamaha to find stronger straight-line speed to consistently take the fight to Marc Marquez and Honda in 2020.
- Ducati test riderꩵ Michele Pirro says the GP20 will not be a revolution on its current MotoGP bike as it plots its 2020 world title charge. The Italian also confirmed the full GP20 won’t be rolled out until the Sepang pre-season tests next February.
