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| 27-07-2012 at 10:00: Silly Season Continues in MotoGP | |
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Spies was there to confirm that he will be leaving the Yamaha team at the end of the 2012 season but has remained tight-lipped on his plans for 2013. This has subsequently sent the so-called “silly season” into overdrive with regards to riders’ contracts, especially with Ducati Team’s Rossi considering his future options for next year.
Spies, speaking ahead of the first race in the stateside double header, had leaked snippets of information earlier in the week about his plans to leave the Japanese racing outfit.
“I’ve known for quite a bit what my personal decision was and I thought this was the right time to do it with all the contracts happening with other riders,” said Spies.
“There’s a litany of reasons behind it – just getting back to stress-free and doing what I want to do and finish out the season strong. That’s all that’s going to be said about it at this point until I’m ready to talk about the future. It’s not going to change anything.
“For sure, especially at Laguna we’re going to give 100 per cent and we want to do what we’re capable of doing and what the bike’s capable of doing for the team. Nothing changes from that standpoint. I just made a decision, and wanted to get it off my chest and out of the way. Now that we’ve done that now I feel like the weight of the world is off my shoulders and I can do what I set out to do.”
Since the American’s earlier announcements, Rossi, a previous Yamaha rider, has had the rumour mill turning at ever-greater speed, as speculation over his future in 2013 mounts.
“The situation is quite clear,” said Rossi.
“I still haven’t decided, as it is a bit too early. I have spoken a lot with Ducati about next year, but still waiting for some important ties and some important things on the contract. And I also have some other options for next year.” |
On the eve of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca the pre-race press conference had an extra edition when Yamaha Factory Racing’s Ben Spies, joined championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards.^ Back to top ^
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