IN
THE
WIND
P48
the current WorldSSP rider for
the Bardahl Evan Bros Yamaha
squad. If he wins the WorldSSP
Championship outright (he is
currently 15-points behind his
teammate Randy Krummenach-
er), he must surely be promoted
to the Italian-based GRT team,
which would leave no space for
the strong 2019 rookie, Sandro
Cortese, who had a good Porti-
mao test. Some say Caricasulo
is not quite ready to go upstairs
yet, and Cortese is worth stick-
ing with in 2020, as he will have
experience of all the circuits on
an SBK machine.
Krummenacher has been
linked to some secondary
WorldSBK rides if he wins
WorldSSP.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi hopes
to stay on board with the Barni
Racing Ducati squad, and Jordi
Torres also looks to remain in-
side his present Pedercini Kawa-
saki team for a second year.
The VerdNatura Kawasaki
team just needs enough spon-
sorship and other support to
continue. There may be a new
team in the shape of Brixx
Ducati and Sylvain Barrier who
have been competing in BSB
recently.
Gordon Ritchie
Alvaro Bautista is all but
confirmed to be with Honda for
next year. PHOTO: GOLD & GOOSE
