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Dorna Will Hold A Place For
Cal Crutchlow
M
otoGP rights Dorna said it will
help Cal Crutchlow remain on the
MotoGP grid for 2021 despite losing his
ride at LCR Honda.
Crutchlow's place at LCR looks to
be in doubt following the news of Pol
Espargaro's signing at Repsol Honda for
2021. That moves Alex Marquez into the
second seat at LCR alongside Takaaki
Nakagami, who will be retained thanks
to the Idemitsu title sponsorship.
Crutchlow thus only has two op-
tions on the table for 2021—the second
seat at Pramac Ducati alongside Jorge
Martin, who will step up to MotoGP next year. This looks
an unlikely scenario as incumbent Pecco Bagnaia is likely to
be retained for 2021. That leaves only the second seat at
Aprilia as teammate to Aleix Espargaro, although the avail- abil-
ity of that seat is dependent on Andrea Iannone's Court of
Arbitration for Sport ruling on his 18-month doping ban, a
date for which is yet to be set.
Speaking to motorsport.com, Dorna CEO Carmelo
Ezpeleta, said, "I would like Cal to stay with us for a
long time. And as we have done many times, we will help find
a place for him [in 2021]." CN
It seems Cal
Crutchlow's career is
not done yet.
Cairoli, KTM
Team Up For
Another Year
T
hirty-four-year-old Antonio Cairoli and
the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Team will remain united through at least
the 2021 season. The nine-time MX World
Champion extended his contract with the
team for a 12th straight year. He will again
compete alongside Jorge Prado and
Jeffrey Herlings.
"I'm really motivated for another good
season next year, so I'm really happy with
the renewal of my riding contract," Cairoli
said. "We'll see what 2020 has in store
but my goal is to aim for the champion-
ship and again in 2021. I'm very proud to
have been so long with this factory team
and I still want to write some pages in the
history of KTM motocross." CN
Antonio Caroli extended his contract with
the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team
through the 2021 season.
