BRITAIN’S Jake Dixon has gone on record to confirm that talks with MotoGP teams further up the paddock are taking place, going on to point out that the summer break could be a very interesting time for the MotoGP rider market.
Dixon currently resides in a strong fourth place in the 2023 rider standings, sitting on 79 points and with a hattrick of third-place finishes already this season. The next round could yield more points for the former BSB star, as the Assen round in 2022 brought Dixon second of six podium finishes for the Aspar team. It’s after the Assen round though, when Dixon’s future could be mapped out though.
Dixon has already had a fleeting taste of racing at MotoGP level, after he stood in for Franco Morbidelli in the PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team - see lead image.
As reported in Crash.net, Dixon’s manager is already in talks with teams in other classes about signing the top-placed Brit’ in the category.
“Obviously we’re speaking with teams in MotoGP,” he said “It’s funny because you get overshadowed because they’re speaking about [Acosta and Arbolino], but in the background, we’re doing the same thing.
“I leave Frankie [Carchedi, Dixon’s manager] to it. Obviously, Frankie has good connections, working as Diggia’s crew chief in Gresini as well. This is always a help.
“We’re speaking to everyone, about every option, in any class - apart from Moto3 obviously!
“Let’s see after this next race in Assen, I think a lot will be unfolding throughout the summer break...”
MotoGP hasn’t had a full-time British rider in the top class since Cal Crutchlow retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2020 season. MotoGP’s organisers will likely be keen to get another British racer back into the top class soon, to help boost the viewing figures and ticket sales at the home GP. Recent years have seen a drop in sales at the home of British Motorsport, a home-grown hero might just inject some interest and help turn around those dwindling sales.
