Petrucci – a double MotoGP race winner for Ducati, who has just finished runner-up in the MotoAmerica Superbike championship – has been given the last-minute Suzuki chance due to Joan Mir’s ongoing ankle injuries.
“Probably the nicest man in the paddock is coming back, what are the expectations for Danilo Petrucci on the Suzuki?” asked Podcast host Harry Benjamin.
“Well, if it’s absolutely baking hot at Buriram, then he should be well prepared for it having done the Dakar!” said former Grand Prix rider and British champion Keith Huewen.
“Thailand will be a bit like Motegi, no recent data, and the track grip will have changed since 2019 due to the extreme weather: The heat, the humidity, the monsoon rain.
“But to jump on a Suzuki, that he has never even tested before, at a place like Buriram, I can’t see he will do anything near the front I’m sorry to say.
“His best…
