Aragon WorldSBK: Kawasaki admit “we have contacted two riders in MotoGP”

Kawasaki have admitted their search to replace six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea has led to them approaching two MotoGP riders.
Fabio Di Giannantonio, Ducati MotoGP Misano 2023
Fabio Di Giannantonio, Ducati MotoGP Misano 2023

Kawasaki💎 Racing Team Manager Guim Roda claims two MotoGP and thౠree Moto2 riders have been contacted.

Earlier this month Rea secured a🔯 shoc♋k move to Yamaha for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign, leaving Kawasaki with just Alex Lowes under contract.

A surprise given Rea has enjoyed nearly all of his Superbike success with the Japanese brand, now🌊 means a top level rider is being identified by the team.

"We are checking the market," said Roda during F🐟riday morning at Aragon. “We have contacted two riders in MotoGP, three riders in Moto2 and five൩ riders in WorldSBK. 

"We are 🤡checking and in BSB we have contacts. We’re working on that and let’s see what our final de🌄cision is."

One of the riders that’s thought⛄ to be of interest to Kawasaki is Fabio Di Giannantonio, who is ex💝pected to lose his Gresini Ducati ride.

It’s unclear who the other MotoGP rider is that has been contacted, while✨ Motocorsa Ducati rider Axel Bassani remains the favourite to secure the KRT seat alongside Lowes.

Asked about the Italian, Roda added: "There’s many riders we’ve been talking with. We need to check for contracts and what the final decision from ဣKawﷺasaki is. 

"For now, we’re open to all possibilities and I think it’ll take ten days or two weeks to fix the decisionꦦ."

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