Dovizioso open to MotoGP return, but 'not at all costs'
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Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Andrea Dovizioso has reiterated that, while he continues to seek a MotoGP return, it would only be with ‘projects of a certain type’ and not ‘at all costs’.The 15-time MotoGP race winner is currently facing at least a season out of the sport, after splitting from Ducati and having turned down the chance to join Aprilia for 2021.”I’m open, but at the moment I’m not looking for a place to return at all costs,” Dovizioso told SkySport.it. “I’m only interested in projects of a certain type, so if there is a chance to return to MotoGP in 2021 or 2022, I’ll be the first to be happy to talk, otherwise there is no problem.”The only potential project that would seem to fit the bill for Dovi this season is if Repsol Honda continues to need a replacement for injured six-time champion Marc Marquez.Factory test rider Stefan Bradl again looks first-in-line if Marquez is missing, but Dovizioso’s manager recently indicated that the #4 would be ready and willing to take part in the official Qatar test for HRC as a kind of evaluation.”It depends on what they propose,” Dovizioso said, when asked how he would respond to a call from Honda. “There must be a project, a desire to try together.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini ‘making progress, long path ahead’accImages.createImage(); Zarco ponders ‘possible’ similarity with Lorenzo’s Ducati learning curve”If there should be an idea of this type, maybe for 2022, I’ll be the first to be happy.”I’m used to doing things well, so if there is the intention and the desire on the part of both, we can talk about it.”As I said, I’m not just trying to race in MotoGP, otherwise I could have done it in another way,” he added, presumably referring to the Aprilia offer.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Avintia Ducati set to hold first 2021 MotoGP team launchaccImages.createImage(); MotoGP backs new MiniGP World Series, ‘first step’ to the top Provisional 2021 MotoGP Calendar – January UpdateRoundDateRaceCircuit128 MarchQatar (Evening race)Losail24 AprilDoha (Evening race)Losail318 AprilPortugalPortimao42 MaySpainJerez516 MayFranceLe Mans630 MayItalyMugello76 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona820 JuneGermanySachsenring927 JuneNetherlandsAssen1011 JulyFinland (Subject to homologation)KymiRing1115 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring1229 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone1312 SeptemberAragonAragon1419 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano153 OctoberJapanMotegi1610 OctoberThailandBuriram1724 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island1831 OctoberMalaysiaSepang1914 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo TormoPostponed Grands Prix: 11 AprilArgentinaTermas 18 AprilAmericasCOTAReserve Grand Prix Venues: Indonesia (Subject to homologation)Mandalika RussiaIgora Drive2021 Pre-season Testing: 5 MarchQatar Shakedown TestLosail 6-7 MarchQatar Official TestLosail 10-12 MarchQatar Official TestLosail”4
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