The latest on the silly season from Cycle News:
Dani Pedrosa will stay with the Repsol Honda team for the next two seasons, ending speculation the career-long Honda rider would jump ship to partner Valentino Rossi at Movistar Yamaha. The move will be confirmed at this week’s Italian MotoGP. “I’m very happy to be able to announce my renewal with the Repsol Honda Team,” Pedrosa said. “I’m very grateful to Honda for the trust they’ve shown in renewing with me for an additional two years. I think it’s best for me to continue with the company I was with at my very first race. I’m happy that the negotiations have been quick,and now I can just focus on racing. I want to give 100% this weekend at the Italian GP. ”Meanwhile, it has widely been reported that Maverick Vinales will now partner Rossi at Yamaha after the Spaniard reportedly made his decision to switch from Suzuki at last week’s French MotoGP. An announcement is expected at the Italian MotoGP. This leaves the door open for Andrea Iannone to leave the factory Ducati team and switch to Suzuki, a move that would see incumbent Aleix Espargaro stay on the second Suzuki for the next two seasons. CN
I guess Honda is happy to rely solely on Marquez to win another championship...