The Official 2020 Silly Season Thread

Next year for Rossi....He will take a farewell tour and mucho money will be made! Buy stock in flouresent yellow nylon now!

 

I don't think I knew that. If I did, I definitely forgot.

 

https://motomatters.com/news/2019/08/11/ktm_pull_out_of_moto2_for_2020_expand_in.html

- KTM pulling out as a Moto2 chassis provider
- Expanding Moto3 to 2 riders
- Bringing back Husky as a separate brand and bike
- and the biggest news: committing to MotoGP for another 5 years after 2021

 

https://m.speedweek.com/motogp/news...o-Nachfolger-e28093-wird-es-Dani-Pedrosa.html


Oh boy, sounds like Zarco and KTM “mutually” terminated his contract. He either destroyed or saved his career lol

 

Huh, if only that article was in English

 

KTM and Zarco on the same page.

Binder to jump in, since Pedro doesn’t wanna race

KTM offered miller a seat but he wants to stay with pramac

JLo sticking with Honder til 2020

 

So you’re saying Zarco and KTM are getting a divorce and he won’t be racing a ktm next year?

 

If Zarco and KTM are getting divorced, that’s bad news for KTM. This will be interpreted by top riders as “you have 8 races to make it work or they boot you and your career is over”. Who the fuck other than a rookie would want to ride with them? That’s why I don’t think it’s true. It’s just a really bad look that would do long term damage to KTM’s prospects. That’s the same shit Aprilia is famous for.

 

It’s now on MotoMatters so the story is true. Zarco has no MotoGP ride for next year now.

 

See ya'! Picked the wrong year to bail though.

Repsol drops raperface, slots in Zarco, Ducati tosses Abraham, slots in Miller and George goes to Pramac? F#ck if I know.

 

Honestly, I think everyone in the paddock has seen how much of a headcase Zarco can be, so not that big a deal. Although, I think KTM has found possibly they've bitten off more than they can currently chew and how hard it actually is to be competitive in MotoGP, hence the dropping of the Moto2 effort.

 

JsLow to KTM

 

No. Miguel will build that bike fine. Zarco cannot seem to ride it. Price to be paid on a new platform.

 

That's a wrap for Zarco's MotoGP career. He may get a Moto2 ride, but I see him winding up in the EWC riding for a French team.

 

He’s a capable rider. Too bad no rides.

 

Well, there is the Ducati superbike.

and is the japanese rider fully signed at LCR?

 

Doubtful. Abraham's father has Dorna by the balls.

 

Just watched after the flag from yesterday’s race. They said they’ll be announcing jacks plans soon.

 

That's almost word for word what I was about to write.

That is so premature that it qualifies as crazy talk at the moment.

 

So, Oliveira takes Zarco's seat? Who goes to Tech3? Binder has one seat correct?