Two new MV Agusta drivers: Melandri and Hamilton !

Marco Melandri and Lewis Hamilton, MV Agusta pilots? Yes, but not in competition and not on the same machines: the Italian GP250 champion will try the WSBK F4 this winter and the three-time English F1 champion has tested "his" Dragster RR. Explanations…

Melandri, MV Agusta F4RC test pilot

Seventh in the constructors’ standings with 89 points – for only one motorbike entered – MV Agusta intends to do better in 2016. And the Varese brand will have a renowned test pilot for its winter testing….

Much better known than Leon Camier, the factory driver MV Agusta who finished 13th in the WSBK driver classification with these same 89 points, Marco Melandri will indeed try the F4 RC which will race next year! , Marco probably has ants in his gloves…

"I don’t really know how this opportunity came about !", however explained last Thursday the titled driver in Grand Prix 250 in 2002 with … Aprilia!"I visited the premises of MV Agusta and had a fantastic meeting with Giovanni Castiglioni".

Obviously fallen in love with the young, handsome and great CEO of MV Agusta (just like MNC, it must be admitted), the Hedgehog of Ravenna has therefore agreed to participate in winter tests … which could lead him to a fifth World Superbike season ?

"For now, the idea is just to do a test", tempers the famous n ° 33 (102 starts in WSBK, 49 podiums including 19 victories, 12 lap records in the race and a pole)."I will first have to see if I still like it, understand how good the bike is and see if I can get back to World Superbike.".

Faster than Marco (!), Some transalpine media were already shuddering at the idea of ​​seeing the Italian rider align in 2016 on an official MV Agusta. But nothing is signed! ""Talk to MV about it", even asks the main interested party.

Just invited to Varese last week for the launch of the Turismo Veloce Lusso, Site unfortunately did not get more info from the press manager … Marco Melandri will be riding on MV Agusta’s Superbike this winter, "basta cosi " !

On the other hand, it has been confirmed to us that the Varese plant will make a good commitment next year alongside the Forward Racing team, led by the controversial Giovanni Cuzari whose .

"We had wanted to work with a great builder for a long time and we finally succeeded", rejoices he Signore Cuzari."To work with such a prestigious Italian brand is for me a great honor and a privilege".

Close to the Castiglioni family, the boss of Forward Racing was thus entrusted in 2016 with the two MV Agusta teams: that of Superbike, but also that of Supersport, in which will ride "Jules Cluzel, of course, and a second pilot", guarantees us the RP of MV.

For his part, the CEO of MV observes: "we continue to invest in racing because competition has a highly strategic value for our brand … We are victorious in WSS and we are progressing in WSBK, but our goal in the future must be MotoGP". Mamma mia !

Like KTM therefore, MV Agusta aims to invest in the premier category of motorcycle speed in 2017, "in which the brand has acquired legendary status by winning 75 world titles (38 "drivers" and 37 "manufacturers")", recalls MV Agusta.

Business to follow naturally on MNC, but in the meantime let’s discover together on the next page the last MV Agusta video, in which we see the future limited edition of the Dragster RR of another MV Agusta pilot: Lewis Hamilton himself !

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