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... has officially been announced today.
http://www.vitalmx.com/news/news/Gautier-Paulin-Signs-with-Rockstar-Hus…
http://www.vitalmx.com/news/news/Gautier-Paulin-Signs-with-Rockstar-Hus…
The Shop
Ofcourse theres a new Honda out now but i think the change will be good for him.
Bad for him that he's up against 243, 461 and 84 next season. Tough task
Pit Row
I hope this works out for him, one of my favourite riders!
Or Are they going to move Gajser from Gariboldi truck to HRC truck?
- Tim Gajser
- Evgeny Bobryshev
Honda Assomotor
- Valentin Guillod
- Alessandro Lupino
2016 was bad, that's clear, but Paulin was vice world champion in 2015 on the Honda. I feel that people seem to forget/undervalue his 2015 Honda results, while overvaluing his Kawasaki results.
Paulin never came close to winning a title on the Kawa. He was 150+ & 220+ points back on Cairoli in 12 & 13, and was allready 60 points behind TC after 6 gps in 14 (when he got injured). He won 10 moto's in 3 seasons on the Kawa and 3 on the Honda in '15 and 2nd overall. 2015 was pretty comparable to 2012-2014.
To me it makes sense that Honda let him go, Paulin got paid to make the next step from moto winner to serious title contender and didn't deliver that. And now they have Gajser and a good #2 in Bobry so no need to keep Paulin.
Would have expected that Suzuki would have strong interest, because he'd easily be #1 on that lineup, but still a nice pickup for Husqvarna. If healthy i can see him finishing in the top 5 overall.
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