"The situation is that, when we agreed with Casey to come back to Ducati as a test rider and brand ambassador, we had a 2 +1 – a 3 year deal – that is expiring at the end of 2018, so we, as you may know, we met Casey during World Ducati week at Misano and we spoke a bit about the future," explains Ciabatti. "He’s still recovering to the surgery to his shoulder and he still cannot really move his shoulder up more that 90 degrees, so it was quite a comprehensive surgery and he’s still rehabilitating from that. So we decided we would touch base again later, in September, and see what the progress is with the shoulder to
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Czech mate: Kornfeil storms to home GP pole
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Marquez vs Rossi: who's ahead at 25?
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Day four of the VR46 Master Camp
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‘Super Mario’ sublime at Sepang to beat van Eerde in Race 1
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FIM CEV Repsol heads to MotorLand Aragón
The fifth round of the FIM CEV Repsol season at MotorLand Aragón has a two-race program in Moto2™ and ETC, with just one in Moto3™.Next Sunday's race schedule is as follows:Moto2™ Race 1 (16 laps): 11.00ETC Race 1 (14 laps): 12.00Moto3™ (15 laps): 13.00Moto2™ Race 2 (16 laps): 14.00ETC Race 2 (14 laps): 15.00Cuna de Campeones (7 laps): 16.00 As usual, entrance to the paddock will be free over the weekend. In addition, FIM CEV Repsol fans who go to the official circuit store (MotorLand Store, situated in box 25) after 9:00 will be able to take part in the Pit Lane Walk; only first comers will get a pass, with a maximum of two passes per person. The Pit Lane Walk will take place
Half-term report: Aki Ajo on the first half of 2018
"It has been very positive. We are second in the World Championship, only 7 points off the top, and leading the team standings, so things have gone pretty well so far. But you always have to try to improve, and as is normal in motorcycle racing there are still things that we can perfect. For example, I think that right now we should improve our results in qualifying, as that would make things much easier for our riders in the race. This year Moto2 is very evenly matched: Last year if you were half a second off pole, you could start from the second row -now you are ten positions further back. In short, everything is very tight and that