GSE dismiss MotoGP rumours.

Airwaves Ducati BSB team manager Colin Wright has dismissed, but not entirely ruled out, rumours that GSE Racing could become the satellite Ducati team in MotoGP next season.

Wright believes the rumours about GSE replacing d'Antin, using what would be new-for-2007 800cc machines, originate from a pre-season test in South Africa - and had certainly reached the MotoGP paddock by the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix on March 24-26.

When asked by Crash.net Radio if he could shed any light on the MotoGP talk, Wright claimed he knew nothing about it:

"No!" he laughed. "I can't. I heard that something was mentioned, or overheard, in South Africa - which is strange as we were the only team there and on our own - so whoever has been gossiping or rumour mongering they're... I don't know if they are barking up the wrong tree, but they are certainly barking up a tree I've never been up before!"

GSE Racing has a long history of working closely with Ducati, having been the company's official satellite WSBK team for many years, before leaving the class when the control tyre rule was introduced for 2004. After a year out of racing, GSE made a spectacular return to action in BSB last season - using year old factory Ducati machinery with Airwaves backing - and made an instant impact by winning the title with Gregorio Lavilla.

Ducati rewarded Airwaves for beating the likes of HM Plant Honda by supplying them with brand new factory spec 999s for the 2006 BSB season. With two rounds gone, Lavilla already holds a commanding 24-point lead over HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari.

The full interview with Wright can be found on the Crash.net Radio archive...