WorldSBK star and former Moto2 rider Jordi Torres will stand-in for fellow Spaniard Tito Rabat in the Avintia Ducati MotoGP team at Motorland Aragon next weekend. It will be Torres’ debut in the blue riband class and he is a much more suitable candidate than Christopher Ponsson, who was the team’s replacement last time out at Misano. “Right now I am excited but also terrified, but it is always a challenge to be able to try a MotoGP bike for the first time. It will be a unique experience that one day I will be able to tell my grandchildren. Now seriously, I really want to try the bike and see how I evolve,” said Torres. “I know that the championship has a very high level and in a...
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