Gradually, the MotoGP grid in 2015 is complete. After the announcement of signatures Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaro Suzuki for adventure, it’s time to find the Aspar team’s second driver and Pramac team announced its duo. And still no French on the horizon.
There are a few weeks, Loris Baz had a contract with the Aspar team to ride next year in MotoGP. But that was before the Spanish team discovers that the French was great and decided not to honor his contract. A serious lack of professionalism that led Eugene Laverty back in MotoGP riding a Honda RCV1000R, six years after his two seasons in the 250cc class. The Irish had a difficult season with Suzuki in the World Superbike Championship after being vice champion of the category in 2013 on a RSV4.
“I am very excited to meet this new challenge, said Laverty. My greatest wish was to run in MotoGP and I now realize with the Drive Team Aspar M7. I had to wait a long time but I finally this opportunity and so my dream come true. I learned a lot the last time I was in the MotoGP paddock but I was very young at the time and I did not have the right equipment to succeed. ”
“Now I come back in the best class with a competitive bike and an experienced team. I had to be patient but now I’m ready. Since I arrived in Superbike, I had to adapt to many different bikes and I won on each of them, which was a good experience. I guess it may be an advantage when changing category. One of the main reasons I signed with Drive M7 Aspar is that Jorge and Gino (Borsoi) are great professionals with extensive experience in the best league in the world. With them, I’m sure to learn a lot. ”
The Pramac Ducati has him re-affirmed its confidence in Yonny Hernandez for next year while welcoming the current two-year pilot Danilo Petrucci Ioda. “I am very pleased to have reached an agreement with Pramac Racing, a team that helped promote young drivers, said the Italian. I am also very proud and extremely motivated to have the opportunity to ride a Ducati. I’m going to push myself hard to fully take advantage of this opportunity, for which I thank Pramac racing. I want to thank Giampiero Sacchi for allowing me to make my debut at the highest level in MotoGP. “