Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro believes more needs to be done in the MotoGP paddock to improve the respect teams have for riders’ contracts.
Since Marc Marquez and Honda agreed to mutually part ways with a year left on his deal for 2024 so he can join Gresini Ducati, contracts have been the major talking point. Aprilia has spent the last two weeks insisting that all of its riders – including Miguel Oliveira, who is favourite to replace Marquez at Honda – have ironclad contracts for 2024 and they cannot be broken.
So, it’s not fair.” There have been several incidents in the Moto2 and Moto3 class where riders have had contracts shredded mid-season. Last year, Romano Fenati was ousted from his Speed Up seat after just six rounds as the team was unhappy with his results. And this year, Sean Dylan Kelly lost his American Racing Moto2 ride midway through the season following a period on the sidelines to recover from an arm pump issue. Asked by Motorsport.
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