        Out goes a German and in comes an Italian. Puccetti Racing bids farewell to Phillip Oettl and welcomes Yari Montella, the latest recruit to the Kawasaki team headed up by Manuel. The manager was keen to hire the former CEV Moto2 champion who was competing in the world championship up until the San Marino round. The 21-year old then took part in the Supersport round at Portimao, scoring points with team GMT94. That same weekend, the negotiations between the rider&rsquo;s management and Puccetti got underway and soon gained momentum. And now we have confirmation &ndash; young Yari and the very experienced Manuel will join forces in the 2022 championship, fielding a Ninja ZX-6R with various technical updates. The link between the team and the mother company is direct, so the green bikes entrusted to Montella and team-mate Can Oncu can be considered official. An explosive Italy-Turkey combo   Yari has scored limited results in Moto2 but is keen to start over with even more determination: "I&rsquo;m very pleased&rdquo;, he comments, &ldquo;because my aim, and that of my management team, was to find a high-level team and bike. In joining Puccetti, I can be sure I have a team that has a real racing pedigree, the victories scored in recent years speak for themselves". Montella will be debuting with the four-cylinder Ninja: "I&rsquo;ll train hard with a bike set up for the winter tests, so that I can immediately find good confidence. I can&rsquo;t wait to start and will clock up the miles to understand the potential. I&rsquo;m highly motivated and my mind&rsquo;s already on 2022. I want to thank Manuel, the sponsors, my family and GRD, the management firm that continues to follow me with real commitment". Puccetti, so adept at identifying new talent, has this to say: "I&rsquo;ve been following young Montella for a long time and now we can finally say that we'll race together. We&rsquo;ve gained a very interesting young talent and will do our best to help him prove himself. He and Can Oncu make up an explosive, promising duo, definitely two to watch". Translated by Heather Watson Aegerter renews with Ten Kate, but remains in Supersport       

The Kawasaki team and the 2020 CEV Moto2 champion will take on the new season together, competing with an updated Ninja. The 21-year old will share the garage with Can Oncu

SSP, Manuel Puccetti hires Yari Montella for the 2022 season

        Lucas Mahias was forced to wave the white flag at Jerez, unable to take part in the two SBK races in Andalusia. Following injury, surgery and a return to the track, the Frenchman continues to suffer. Hence, the decision for him to stop racing, to allow him the time to return to full fitness. But Portimao is just around the corner. The Algarve track is hosting the final European round of the season and Kawasaki Puccetti Racing needs a valid rider. And so it has called upon Tito Rabat, the Spaniard having competed with team Barni up until the Magny-Cours round. He and team Barni then split, and Samuele Cavalieri climbed aboard the V4 R, while the former Moto2 champion continued to train, albeit outside of the paddock. But he&rsquo;ll be back in the mix in Portugal: "I&rsquo;m very pleased&rdquo;, comments the 32-year old, &ldquo;because Manuel Puccetti and his team are giving me a great opportunity. I&rsquo;ll do my best to make them happy, giving it my all from start to finish". Track knowledge  Titone will need to get to grips with the Ninja, so different to the Ducati. But he does already know the track: "Yes, I do, having raced there in MotoGP. I like Portimao and will harness all my experience of the track. I can&rsquo;t wait to start, I want to demonstrate my potential". Puccetti is also enthusiastic, the team manager adding: "I am excited to welcome Tito and know we can do well together. Unfortunately, Lucas Mahias has physical problems to resolve and he needs time to recover, but we hope to see him back soon. In the meantime, we aim to do well with Rabat at Portimao". Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK, Gabriele Ruiu and Bmaxracing to wildcard at Portimao       

Having split from the Barni Ducati team and missed two rounds, the Spaniard is back in action with the Italian team&rsquo;s Kawasaki ZX-10RR, replacing injured Lucas Mahias

WorldSBK, Tito Rabat at Portimao with the Puccetti Ninja

        When writing about Can Oncu, it&rsquo;s useful to remember that the Turk is the youngest ever winner of a world championship race. He was 15 years and 15 days old when he won the 2018 Valencia Moto3 race, attracting the interest of the entire paddock. After a full season in the cadet class, he then moved to the production-derived bikes. Supersport, or rather the turf of Kenan Sofuoglu, another Turkish ace who manages fellow countryman Toprak Razgatlioglu, nephew Bahattin and "Gian Ongiu", as team manager Manuel Puccetti suggest we pronounce it: "All in all, I&rsquo;ve had a good 2020 - comments #81 - but it was all new to me and as a result I had a lot to learn. I had some tough times, but I was able to learn from those. Thing improved round after round and I think that we&rsquo;ll take a big step forward next year". Did you find many differences between Moto3 and Supersport? "The competition in 600 is similar to Moto3 despite the very different bikes. The Supersport is heavier and more powerful, you need to be strong and it needs to be carefully controlled. The Pirelli tyres are better than the Dunlops as they offer better grip. Once I started to understand how things were working, I also started to have fun. Moving to team Puccetti, I&rsquo;ll do better than I did last year". Still the Ninja ZX-6R, but with team Puccetti. "It will definitely be better. Last year I raced with Turkish, the junior Puccetti team basically. But now I&rsquo;m fully part of Manuel&rsquo;s team. Knowing this makes me feel stronger. Now I&rsquo;ll be closer to the team&rsquo;s technicians and the situation means I&rsquo;ll be even more focused on my goals. My motivation&rsquo;s very high&rdquo;.  You&rsquo;ll race for the team that won two titles with Sofuoglu. Does that spur you on or add pressure? "I don&rsquo;t feel any pressure or anything, in fact I&rsquo;m happy. I&rsquo;ll train with Kenan, Toprak and the guys from Sofuoglu&rsquo;s Academy and I know that that will help me prepare for the championship. My colleagues and I will live together, training and doing what we need to start the season strong. I won&rsquo;t need to feel stressed or panicked, I think I&rsquo;ll just feel happy about what I&rsquo;m building. My goal is to finish top five overall, with a few podiums along the way". Do you dream of an SBK career? "I don&rsquo;t have specific dreams, it&rsquo;s best to wait. I just want to improve, doing the job I have in front of me right now. I don&rsquo;t want to think about where I might race in the future, my mind is focused on Supersport with Puccetti right now, and I&rsquo;m happy with that. As for SBK, it would be great to see Razgatlioglu and me battling it out. Who knows, maybe both in Puccetti Kawasaki colours. But it&rsquo;s too early to think about that, my present is here&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson SBK, Mahias: &ldquo;The electronics? I'd prefer not to use them&rdquo;       

The Turk will take on his second full season in the production-derived Supersport class: "Maybe Toprak and I can fight in the same championship in the future, but it&rsquo;s too early to say. My present lies with the Puccetti Kawasaki team"

3 risultati per 'EN puccetti racing'

SSP, Manuel Puccetti hires Yari Montella for the 2022 season

WorldSBK, Tito Rabat at Portimao with the Puccetti Ninja

Can Oncu: “Battling Razgatlioglu in SBK? My present lies in Supersport”