Racing Rumour Time again folks! So, it looks as though Rossi will stay at Ducati and be joined by Crutchlow. Nicky Hayden could well end up in WSB, which would be fab from our perspective, on a Panigale 1199. That's possible, and partly because we doubt Carlos Checa will be. Word is he rode the 1199 at Misano, said all the things expected of him by his employers, but quickly put the quiet word out he 'might' be available for 2013. Apparently, there was something he really didn't like about the racing 1199. Now, this would tie in with things we've told for months now, about how they're struggling to sort the Panigale out in WSB trim. Could it be that the forgiving nature of the Pirelli tyres, still isn't enough for the chassis tech' Rossi binned off in MotoGP to work properly? Anyway, whispers say Carlos to either Kawasaki (it's a Spanish team, after all), or to BMW to replace Haslam. Aprilia themselves may struggle to keep Biaggi, who's being touted as returning to Ducati, but we're not sure if that will Happen. Andrea Dovizioso has received a big-cash offer from Aprilia to go to WSB, which he's considering by all accounts, but it depends what happens with Yamaha first in MotoGP. Aprilia are also saying very nice things about Chaz Davies, too, so have a wealth of options even if their bike is now getting old. More gossip when we get it!
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