Gresini refuses to set targets for 2010
Added on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 by Carole Nash Editor
Gresini refuses to set targets for 2010
Faustino Gresini is refusing to set any targets as he prepares his new look team for 2010.
Despite a strong finish to the season, the Gresini Honda boss has overhauled the team for the 2010 championship, releasing both Alex de Angelis and Toni Elias as riders after the pair struggled to impress in the early part of the season.
Replacing the pair is the Italian pair of Marco Melandri, who has re-signed with the team after difficult spells at Ducati, Kawasaki and Hayate, and former 250cc champion Marco Simoncelli and Gresini believes that the inevitable transition period will make it difficult to set any meaningful performance targets at the start of the season.
“I must say we had a very difficult first part of the championship, with the second half decidedly better,” he said.
“We achieved two podiums, which is not many but it is important to our team.
“In the end, we achieved our goals, with seventh and eighth position for our riders, and a good placement for the team.”
He added: “We are already thinking about 2010. We cannot set ourselves strict targets because then it is difficult to keep promises.
“We want to do very well, with a rookie, who is very fast in Simoncelli and a skilled rider in Melandri, who I know well.
“In the next championship we can do very well, and are convinced Honda will make a more competitive bike. Obviously we have to work hard, but we always do that.”
