Honda deny Aldeguer talks: P. Espargaro “a real possibility” for 2024
HRC team manager Alberto Puig has dismissed claims from the Moto2™ rider camp that talks have taken place, but a well-known name could be in line for a return.
Honda deny Aldeguer talks: The 2024 MotoGP™ silly season is still well and truly alive! Less than 24 hours after Moto2™ star Fermin Aldeguer (GT Trevisan Speed Up) emerged as a contender for the vacant Repsol Honda seat, team manager Alberto Puig came out and vehemently denied negotiations, but suggested That Pol Espargaro is in the mix. ,
“No, I don’t know where it came from. It’s 100% a lie. Yesterday I spoke to Aldeguerre’s manager and I asked him where it came from and he didn’t know what to say,” Puig said, quoted by the Spanish broadcaster. Said when asked. DAZN during practice at the Malaysian GP.
Honda deny Aldeguer talks: Moto2™ star Aldeguer is one of a number of names linked to the Japanese brand, along with Fabio Di Giannantonio, who will leave Gresini Racing at the end of the year. It seemed as if the Italian was the frontrunner to replace Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda, but Puig has now thrown a familiar face into contention.
Pol Espargaro (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) spent two seasons on the RC213V before switching back to KTM machinery for 2023. However, the #44 will not be a full-time rider with the GASGAS Tech3 team next year, as they chose Augusto Fernandez. and Pedro Acosta Partnership. Espargaro is due to transition into a new role with the team, but that could be in jeopardy after Puig revealed HRC’s interest: “Pole is also a real possibility.”
Later in the session, MotoGP™ pitlane reporter Jack Appleyard spoke to GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Principal, Hervé Poncharal, who said “nothing is impossible.”
“We’ve seen a lot of riders breaking their contracts or doing things we’ve never seen before.
“As far as I know Pol Pierer is visiting the Mobility head office… He is very happy with what he has been offered for the 2024 program but as I said nothing is impossible.”
“They all have the ability to go racing, but that’s the first I’ve heard of that, so I’m pretty sure Albert has talked to Pol. I’m not in Pol Espargaro’s mind. I think Pit Bayer will be in Qatar next week. Coming and if the Poles need to do something then they will have to go and see what is happening.
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Honda deny Aldeguer talks: Repsol Honda team manager Puig rules out the possibility of a move for ex-MotoGP™ rider and current WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona, who is stepping in for Alex Rins at LCR Honda Castrol in Malaysia That he has “never been an option.”
There are only three rounds left in 2023, including the current Grand Prix in Malaysia, and time is running out for Honda to decide on a rider for next season, something that is on Puig’s mind: “The situation is serious “This is serious. This is an extreme situation and we have to have a rider for Valencia.”
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