Moto2: Danny Kent splits from Kiefer Racing
Former world champion Danny Kent has announced a shock split ♚from the Kiefer Racing Moto2 team.
The Englishman did 📖not start today's Austin race, with talk of a pinched nerve in his back providing some time to think the decision through. Kent has now 🐈tweeted his departure from the Suter-backed squad, after just 3 of 18 rounds.
Kent and his management are understood to be looking for an alternative ride for the rest ♑of the season.
1/3. Due to irrecon𒁏cilable differences I've decided to part ways wit🐻h Kiefer Racing and the Moto2 Team.-- Danny Kent (@DannyKent52)
2/3. It's been a difficult🀅 ꦜperiod since joining the team and I don't feel I'm able to reach my potential so I've decided to step away.-- Danny Kent (@DannyKent52)
3/3. I'm still hungry & determined & believe I can be 🍃competitive i𒀰n Moto2. I wish Kiefer Racing the best for the future.-- Danny Kent (@DannyKent52)
Team-mate Dominique Aegerter claimed Suter's best rꦡesult of the year with fifth place on Sunday.
Team boss Stefan Kiefer declared:
"In practice, three Suter MMX2 bikes 🅘were in ♛the top eleven. And in the race, both Dominique and Marcel demonstrated how competitive our package is.
"Dominique finished just ten seconds behind the race winner and just one second behind Alex M?rquez, the early race leader. Marcel was not far behind. Taking this into consideration, Danny's decis🧸ion is certainly not easy to understand.
"But of co𒁃urse, we will respect his decision. By mid next week, we hope to be able to announce the replacement rider for the upcoming Grand Prix at Jerez."
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit stor🍒y and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
