Sito Pons admits to failed attempt at replacing Suzuki in MotoGP

Sito Pons has admitted discussions with Dorna CEO, Carmelo Ezpeleta, have taken place regarding a return to MotoGP with ‘Team Pons’.
Sito Pons, MotoGP
Sito Pons, MotoGP

Pons, wh💟o recently avoided a 24-year prison sentence and 12 million euro fine due t🎃o tax related issues, has been in discussion with MotoGP since 2013 regarding a return.

The last satellite team to be run by Pons was during the 2005 season when Alex Barros and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Troy Bayliss competed for the Camel Honda outfit. 

Pons did complete a return to Grand Prix rac🎐ing as a team owner in 2009, however, this🎶 was part of the 250cc championship. 

A return to MotoGP remains unsuccessful for the Spaniard, who’s latest bid to enter the premier class was as a replacement for Suzuki following the Japanese 🌌manufacturer’s shocking withdrawal announcement last season.

However, Dorna remains insistent on🀅 a full factory team replacing Suzuki and not a new satellite team, which is why Pons’ latest ef🔜fort failed. 

"We have had many discussions a♎bout MotoGP with Dorna🦂 CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta," Pons told . "We officially asked him if we could come back to the MotoGP class with Team Pons. 

"But Carmelo haꦬs made it clear to me that he wants a manufacturer and is not signing any additional satellite teams at the moment. 

"That was his clear answer. We have been asking him for many years if we can g😼et MotoGP slots. There was an opportunity once, but we missed it because no factory would give us bikes."

"When Suzuki announced its withdrawal🦹 in May, we did it again. We talked to Carmelo. 

"We have the resources, we have the experience. But unfortunately there is not one. Prꩵivate team - no place."

Should Yamaha manage to complete a return to four bikes in 2024, which would mean re-establishing a satellite team, then it’s likely to do so by taking over one of the teams already on the grid, maki🦩ng a return for Pons even mo🌳re unlikely next season. 

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