New developments in the Moto2 and Moto3 test in Valencia

Today the test at the Cheste circuit begins for the Moto2 and Moto3 categories ahead of the 2012 pre-season, so today we will see some of the new developments planned for next season of the Motorcycle World Championship in the small and intermediate classes. The Valencian track will be the first to see some of those changes that we announced a few days ago.

The most talked-about move came a few weeks ago, when rumours suggested that Julián Simón, our 60, was leaving his beloved Team Aspar for the BQR in the intermediate class. After much back and forth, it was Jorge Martínez Aspar himself who announced that the Toledo rider would not be with them in 2012, thus closing the circle. Although Simón has not confirmed the signing, everything points to seeing him today on the FTR of Team Blusens.

That move by Simón left the young Tito Rabat out of the BQR team. However, with the season the 34 has had, it has not been very difficult for him to find a team. During the Valencia Grand Prix his signing for Sito Pons with a Kalex was announced. There is nothing official yet, but it seems everything is settled. Remember that A. Espargaró will be in MotoGP with Aspar’s CRT, and that finally another of the possibilities for Pons, P. Espargaró, will stay in his current team, HP Tuenti Speed Up.

A new development that emerged yesterday was Scott Redding’s switch from the Suter chassis to the Kalex. It seems the Marc VDS team was not very satisfied with the results they have had this season, and have decided to change to a chassis that this year was world champion with Stefan Bradl.

Another change concerns the veteran Sammarinese rider, who will be in the Team Forward Racing next season, his seat at JiR being taken by the newcomer to the category and 125cc world runner-up, Johann Zarco, who lands in Moto2 this weekend, just like world champion Nico Terol, who will test for the first time the Suter 2012 of Aspar Team, with which he will surely be able to cause trouble next season.

A clear goodbye will be that of Kenan Sofuoğlu. The Turk will leave Moto2 to return to the World Supersport Championship, so he will fight in the Superbike championship next season with a Kawasaki. We will see whether it is against David Salom or whether there is some news such as the Majorcan’s move to Moto2, although everything seems to indicate that Salom will stay in SSP.

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