Pons reveals MotoGP’s refusal to replace Suzuki: “They want a manufacturer”

Sito Pons also had a desire to take his team to MotoGP, but revealed talks with Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta did not go ahead.

With the departure of Suzuki from the grill MotoGP last year, some brands were interested in the location. This is the case of Pons, a team of Site Ponswhich is part of the grid of MotoE. The former pilot of Motorcycle World Championship had already shown interest in replacing the Japanese manufacturer, but has now revealed that conversations with Sleep it didn’t go ahead.

This is because, if Pons were to enter the premier class, it would be like a satellite team, which doesn’t serve the interests of the World Championship manager.

“We had a lot of discussions about MotoGP with Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta,” Pons said in an interview with Speedweek.com. “We officially asked him if we could return to MotoGP with Team Pons. But Carmelo made it clear to me that he wants a home and isn’t signing any other satellite team at the moment,” he continued.

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Pons was present in MotoGP in 2005, in partnership with Honda. Troy Bayliss and the Brazilian Alex Barros formed the pilot duo of the satellite team. Sito returned to the team in 2009, but in the intermediate, 250cc class.

“That was his clear answer. We asked him for many years if we could get seats in MotoGP. There was an opportunity once but we missed it because no factory gave us bikes,” he added.

“When Suzuki announced its withdrawal in May, we did it again. We spoke to Carmelo. We have the resources, we have the experience. But unfortunately there is no place,” he concluded.

the director of Pons teams he recently avoided a 24-year prison sentence for tax fraud. In 2019, Sito was accused by the Spanish Public Prosecutor of evading €2.7m in taxes between 2010 and 2014. In addition to a €12m fine, the team boss could also end up behind bars.

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