Vierge rejects MotoGP debut provide from SRT at Aragon

Vierge competes for SRT in the Moto2 class and used to be equipped the likelihood to interchange the injured Franco Morbidelli on the 2019-spec M1 at Aragon.

The Spaniard’s teammate Jake Dixon did appropriate this last weekend at the British Immense Prix, after SRT’s normal stand-in Cal Crutchlow used to be drafted into the factory Yamaha squad to interchange the ousted Maverick Vinales.

Dixon made staunch enhancements all the contrivance in which thru the Silverstone weekend, but used to be left “in point of fact aggravated” with his bustle debut after an obvious tyre bid left him over 50 seconds off bustle-winner Fabio Quartararo in last.

At some level of the Austrian double-header, Yamaha test rider Crutchlow – who retired from racing at the cease of 2020 and hadn’t ridden his M1 since April – struggled to 17th in each and every Pink Bull Ring races on the feeble ‘A-spec’ Yamaha.

Given the elements each and every Crutchlow and Dixon earn confronted on Morbidelli’s bike, Vierge has elected to flip down the provide to crawl the machine at Aragon.

Motorsport.com understands that Vierge believes taking on the provide would possess more harm to his occupation than appropriate, in particular as it appears to be like there’s no longer any such thing as a option for him to step as a lot as MotoGP with the group in 2022.

Yamaha has already confirmed Crutchlow will dwell on the factory Yamaha for the Aragon GP, opening the door for Dixon to compile one other MotoGP shot with SRT.

Jake Dixon, Petronas Yamaha SRT

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At some level of the British GP weekend, SRT launched it might perhaps in point of fact perhaps presumably be quitting MotoGP outright at the cease of 2021, with a brand novel outfit headed by present Sepang Racing Team administration to be launched at some level of the San Marino GP weekend.

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis confirmed on Sunday at Silverstone that Morbidelli will step as a lot as the factory squad from Misano onwards and into 2022, while Andrea Dovizioso will create his MotoGP return in Morbidelli’s procedure at SRT.

It’s realizing the novel group to be born out of SRT will earn title sponsorship from Italian firm WithU – with Dovizioso situation to compile a factory-supported bike in 2022 from Yamaha.

Sooner than this most standard twist, SRT used to be looking probably to easiest earn ‘B-spec’ M1s in 2022.

It’s realizing Dovizioso’s teammate can be Darryn Binder, who will step straight up from SRT’s Moto3 group to MotoGP.

Vierge’s future stays unsafe, with it realizing the Spaniard has been equipped a deal to advance support to Intact GP in Moto2 or step over to World Superbikes with Honda.