The Aspar team signs with Honda and Nicky Hayden
Scared by the departure of Luigi Dall’Igna at Ducati when he thought he could develop Aprilia’s MotoGP project with him, Jorge Martinez abandoned the Noale crest for that of the Tokyo Reds: the manager of the Aspar team has just signed a two-year contract with Honda to have the new RCV1000F piloted competitor…
Scared by the while he thought he could develop with him the Aprilia project in MotoGP, Jorge Martinez abandons the crest of Noale for that of the Tokyo Reds: the manager of the Aspar team has just signed a two-year contract with Honda for dispose of the piloted by Nicky Hayden.
After Gresini and AB Cardion, Aspar also chooses the Honda RCV1000F
This is the third change of technical partner of the Spanish team in the premier class: first Ducati, then Aprilia in CRT and now Honda. The that the Japanese manufacturer will make available to it will be equipped with the unique Magneti Marelli box and software and will therefore be in the "Open" category, as provided for in the .
"Having acquired this partnership with Honda and a driver of the caliber of Nicky Hayden is excellent news for Power Electronics Aspar: we are taking a big step forward in terms of quality, prestige and image", rejoices Jorge "Aspar" Martinez (on the right opposite alongside Shuhei Nakamoto, vice-president of the HRC). An observation that its current technical partner, Aprilia, and its two pilots, Aleix Espargaro and Randy de Puniet, will certainly appreciate !
"We have grown enormously in a very short period of time and we are very excited about this new project with Honda. It was the manufacturer with whom the Aspar team started in 1992 and we have fond memories of that time. The objective is to remain a point of reference in the premier category ", continues the Spanish manager, whose team currently dominates the CRT category thanks to the prowess of Espargaro.
Following this turnaround of Aspar, this same Aleix Espargaro risks nourishing certain regrets: after having hesitated for a long time between staying with Aspar or leaving for NGM Forwards to pilot the, the Spanish pilot finally chose the second option, for lack of certainty about the capacities Aprilia to provide a real prototype in 2014…
But now it turns out that if he had stayed, he would have had at his disposal a very competitive one, in any case as much – if not more – than the package made available to him next year. !
Knowing in addition that his departure from Aspar required that he and NGM Forrwards put their hand in the pocket to the tune of around 400,000 euros to buy back his contract, Aleix Espargaro has enough to have it bad…
Good pick for Hayden !
For his part, Nicky Hayden on the contrary achieves an excellent operation: the American was for a long time in negotiations with Aspar to develop the MotoGP prototype promised by Aprilia in 2014, and he is served on a plate a Honda RCV1000F which he already knows that ” it will be reliable and undoubtedly efficient !
The current official Ducati rider will leave the Bologna Reds after five years of good and loyal (r) vices to find the manufacturer with whom he had his greatest success in motorcycle racing, with the key .
The name of his teammate at Aspar has not yet been announced, but it is already almost certain that it will not be, unfortunately, our national representative Randy de Puniet. To be continued on MNC: stay connected !
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