Ducati, Dovizioso negotiations 'in a stalemate'
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During the private MotoGP test at Misano, Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna gave an update on the protracted 2021 contract negotiations with star rider Andrea Dovizioso.But first, SkySport.it asked Dall’Igna about rumours Jorge Lorenzo has made contact with his former team about a possible comeback.”It is difficult to have a clear idea, surely it is understandable that a rider with Jorge’s statistics intends to finish his career in a better way than he concluded last year,” Dall’Igna replied. “Having said this, it is certainly difficult to understand his real motivations.”Dall’Igna played down the suggestion that Lorenzo could be next-in-line for the factory Ducati ride if an agreement cannot be reached with Dovizioso. However, he did admit talks with the triple MotoGP title runner-up are ‘in a stalemate’:”It is absolutely premature to make such an argument [about Lorenzo], certainly the negotiation with Dovizioso started a long time ago and is in a stalemate, so we will see.”Dall’Igna added that the financial side “is the main stumbling block” to a new Dovizioso deal.Dovizioso and team-mate Danilo Petrucci – expected to join KTM after making way for Jack Miller next season – are unable to ride this week due to the MotoGP testing rules.However, Dall’Igna is overseeing the work of the factory’s MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro and the official WorldSBK team of Scott Redding and Chaz Davies at Misano this week.Revised 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends)RoundDateRaceCircuit 15 JulyOfficial TestJerez119 JulySpainJerez226 JulyAndalusiaJerez 2 August 39 AugustCzech RepublicBrno416 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring523 AugustStyriaRed Bull Ring 30 August 6 September 613 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano720 SeptemberEmilia Romagna e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano827 SeptemberCatalunyaBarcelona 4 October 911 OctoberFranceLe Mans1018 OctoberAragonAragon1125 OctoberTeruelAragon 1 November 128 NovemberEuropeRicardo Tormo1315 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo Tormo(Final European race) 22 November 29 November 6 December 13 December Deadline for any Flyaway races.MotoGP 2020: List of ‘To Be Confirmed’ events14 OctoberThailandBuriram21 NovemberMalaysiaSepang315 NovemberAmericasCOTA422 NovemberArgentinaTermas de Rio HondoMotoGP 2020: List of Cancelled events18 MarchQatar (MotoGP class)Losail231 MayItalyMugello321 JuneGermanySachsenring428 JuneNetherlandsAssen512 JulyFinlandKymiRing630 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone718 OctoberJapanMotegi825 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island
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