Hayden to remain in MotoGP
The laconic American will contest the 2014 and 2015 titles on the new Honda production racer for the Power Electronics Aspar teamNicky Hayden will contest the 2014 and 2015 MotoGP world championships for the Power Electronics Aspar, riding the all-new Honda production racer that Casey Stoner has recently been testing in Japan.
The announcement marks the start of a new era for the Valencia-based team headed up by former racer Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’, which will switch to the Honda bike from ART machinery. Hayden joins from Ducati, where he has been for five years, while his new teammate is yet to be announced.
Hayden won the 2006 MotoGP title on a factory Honda.
“It is great news for the Power Electronics Aspar Team to have the acquired services of Honda and a rider of the profile of Nicky Hayden,” says team CEO Aspar. “We are taking a huge step forward in terms of quality, prestige and image.
“We have grown a lot in a short space of time and we are all very excited about this new project with Honda. It is the factory that the Aspar Team first started with back in 1992 and I have great memories of that period. Our objective is to continue being a reference point in the premier class.
“It will be a big change for us after so many years working with Italian factories, but we have high hopes for this new project. We are up for the challenge and we will give maximum effort to making sure the Power Electronics Aspar Team continues achieving top results.”
Using the spec Magneti Marelli ECU software in 2014, Aspar will be classed as an ‘Open’ team as opposed to a ‘Factory’ entry, according to the official classification which was recently confirmed by the Grand Prix Commission.
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