MotoGP teams warned they're missing "great opportunity" for "generational change" in 2027
Moto2 rider manager says MotoGP teams have 'completely lost sight of what’s happening' in the intermediate class.
Manuel Gonzalez bounced back from last year’s final round Moto2 title defeat in style by winning the 2026 Buriram season opener.
However, his manager, Eddy Rovelli, has revealed there’s currently no interest in Gonzalez from MotoGP teams.
Gonzalez not only led current premier-class rookie Diogo Moreira for most of last season but performed admirably for Trackhouse during a surprise MotoGP debut at the Aragon test.
“Moto2 seems to be drifting further and further away from MotoGP,” Rovelli told Speedweek.com.
“It seems to me that many people there have completely lost sight of what’s happening in this class.
“Frankly, it’s shocking how little they know about the riders in the intermediate category.
“Anyone who takes a close look at the statistics will find it quite inexplicable why [some] riders are still in the premier class.
“But the team bosses prefer to stick with the established names.”
With MotoGP joining Moto2 on Pirelli tyres for next year's 850cc era - an engine size just 85cc larger than the Triumph-powered intermediate class - Gonzalez’s experience on the Italian rubber would also be an advantage.
"Right now, with the completely new bikes and the upcoming Pirelli tyres, there would be a great opportunity to bring about a generational change in MotoGP,” Rovelli said.
“But as I said, there are absolutely no signs of that yet."
Instead, Gonzalez could look at WorldSBK to grow his career in 2027.
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