MotoGP organisers eager to seat British WSBK team owner Paul Bird in 2012 season – MotoGP news
MotoGP and Dorna Sports are anxiously looking forward to give Paul Bird a seat in the 2012 MotoGP season.
The next season will be the first 1000cc prototype season in the premier class after 2007.
Currently, Paul Bird runs a team in World Superbike Championship with Kawasaki ZX10R machines. Recently his sole team rider Tom Sykes scored a victory at the Nurburgring WSBK event.
IRTA boss, Mike Trimby shared his views with Motorcycle news.com and said, “We want him in MotoGP and we have told him so, and now we are basically waiting for a proposal from him. He is talking about a British-based team with a British rider and that sort
of operation he could run would fit in very nicely in MotoGP.”
Bird recently visited the MotoGP event held at Motorland Aragon and talked to several high commission of the sport. During that weekend, International Racing Team Association boss Mike Trimby was also engaged in talks with him.
The British WBSK team owner is aiming to run sole British project in 2012 MotoGP season. It has also been speculated that Bird has talked with Aprilia to lease a RSV-4 power plant for his project. The talks with Aprilia were conducted during the WSBK Imola
round.
Trimby further added, “If he came forward then absolutely he would be offered a place on the grid. Carmelo already told him that in Aragon. He is supposed to be putting something forward for us to look at very soon and hopefully that will happen.”
During the recent Spanish MotoGP event Dorna Sports chief, Carmelo Ezpeleta had confirmed him a seat in the next season for Bird’s British premier class project.
The option arose when Kawasaki decided to reset its plans for the 2012 WSBK championship. Kawasaki has planned to take a closer control of its team in the series and will make all the major decisions in Japan.
Though Tom Sykes delivered Kawasaki its first win, still the Japanese manufacturer will move to another operating team for the 2012 season. This leaves Paul Bird in a tough situation to decide. Let’s see what he does.
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