Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Briefly'-'-c--'~ ... , " There is some likelihood that t;arl F"lIarty may.', be, riding a Ducati again next year, Afte, ,the Brarids ' Haich round, the double champion had' a talk Vjlith Virginia Ferrari and Massimo Bordi.' "It is, one of the opt/6ns I am looking at." ,the Briton 'admitted' in Sentu!. "Apart from Dilcati; people fr.orn Yamaha and Suzuki have' also made me ,an offei,' ,At Honda, the first real',negotiations will start from the '5u90 race -w~ekend onwerd, "Jt was agreed i~ the beginning of the season that Mr, Kanezawa (from HRCJ would'start c"nsideriog next, year's plans from Sugo onward," 'said team manager Neil Tuxworth, "Carl knows 'thai, Aaron knows that' and everybody else whO is interested in a ride with us knows that it is' no use to try, to negotiate before, ' that date, ' Vii'gillio Ferrari Seems to be very pJeased witli , the possibility 6f Fogarty' ,oming back under his wing, "With Carl, we know what to expect and' what , not'to expect.' said 'the: Italian, who is feeling increasingly uncomfortable about, the collaooratfon wjth John KocinskI. '"I hope, the sea"?n, wilr'be OVer ~oon, - Ferrari admitted in, Sentu!. "Maybe f have 'ma,de a mis.take at the end,of last y,eai', when', I inSisted with the CaStiglione 'broiher~ to hire' John Kocinski's 'services, We had an excellenl 'relation- ' , ship at the beginning of ihe 'season: but'efter' a few, races we have had 'eyer more problems t.o work , iog,ether in,a harmoniou's way,'One thing is lorsure: ' , if John rides in this team again Aext 'yeai', I quit.-, The American rider himself ad,!"itted' also not ~eing very'happy,about his current situation, "Virginia's' ,way:of organization and my way are,completely'dif- ' , le~eni.", he' said, "To l1e quite h~nest. it is Mike,' ,'Watt (from: Ohlins) and Iva' Bertoni (the electronics, ' sPeciali~t with Ducatll that have 'kePt me going the " last couple 01 races, On the other hand, I would like,' to',ride' a factory DJlcati:again next year.'ln order to ,,'profjt' from the experience and the developm'ent worK we have carried out t,his year. ,B,ut'my relation.'shlp with, the Castigliones is very.. good and I am confident thai they will 00 what they can to giVe me 'ihat opportunity." '" , ' , '. . . ,At the Ducati factory in 'Bologna, 'meanWhile, th~ , ,financial thunderclouds are ..lowly driiling away, Npw that ,the America~ inYe~tmenrcompany TexaS , Paci~c G,oup 'CTPGJ ~as taken ave, 49 perceo\ of' , 'the·shares of,Ducati, things, finally look better now' 'for the ·Italians., Suppli'ers, can now ,be .paid, and' , there will be more 'maney maae available for'ihe

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