Pons Racing sells its place to MT MSi and withdraws from Moto2

2023-08-24 16:51:49

Farewell to a World Cup classic: Sito Pons officially leaves his place in the intermediate category and sells it to another Spaniard, as confirmed by the newspaper Brand. Currently the Barcelonan ran Pons Racingowned by the British company Pons Racing Uk Limited, directed by Sito, in which the Spanish pilots Arón Canet and Sergio García Dols ran.

Well, as it had been rumored, the departure becomes effective from the end of the season. Whoever replaces the presence of the Pons team in Moto2 will be the MT MSi, owned by Teo Martín. The team had already been in Moto3 for a few years, and with signs of ascending to the intermediate category, but there was no room. Until now, that Sito has sold his place.

Now the question is what will happen to Canet and Dols, since the future of neither of them has been confirmed, or if they will continue to drive for the MT MSi. In any case, the season for both is leaving good numbers, and any team would fight for the two drivers.

It is a fact that Pons has tried to promote the team to MotoGP on countless occasions. The problem, as he himself has revealed on occasion, is that Carmelo Ezpeleta does not want a satellite team, but a manufacturer itself. The last chance they had was the departure of Suzuki, and Pons’s insistence was not rewarded by the CEO of Dorna.

Great names in motorcycling have passed through the hands of the team, many of them of Spanish origin. Since the team was founded in 1992 they have gone through all kinds of categories and stages; from the moment in which Álex Crivillé arrived at 500 cc with Honda, or the years of 125, 250 and 500 cc with names like Biaggi, Checa, Barros or even Alberto Puig.

they also conquered podiums entered the 21st century with Loris Capirrosi. Until they had to say goodbye to Camel, who left Honda. They had a break from 2005 to 2009, when they returned to the 250cc class with Axel and Barberá. In the transfer to Moto2 they stayed there, and have been a recurring team ever since. The greatest triumph was the 2014 World Cup with Pol Espargaró.

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Now it will be Teo Martin who moves up to Moto2 and takes his place, with a lineup that is yet to be confirmed.