WSBK News: Jakub Smrz Curiously Absent From Nürburgring

Submitted by Jared Earle on Fri, 2012-09-07 10:48
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Liberty Racing reaffirmed on Tuesday that they would be present at the Nürburgring round of World Superbikes, with all three riders. This morning, however, Jakub Smrz was absent from both the entry list and the timing screens and appears to have been replaced by Lorenzo Lanzi. Of all the teams to have mysterious absences, Liberty Racing would be the most likely, so this doesn't come as a major shock. 

As the team has essentially given up on 2012, it does look like their pay-to-ride riders, Brett McCormick and Maxime Berger, are still going to see out the season, McCormick is now considered fit to race the remainder of the year, but he has to consider his health first. 

Lanzi was a shock pole-sitter and winner in World Supersport at Assen, making the most of the wet weather for his only race of the year.

Source: 

http://www.liberty-racing.com/index.php/en/official-press/413

Comments

Really dislike the pay to

Submitted by 41BP on Fri, 2012-09-07 17:14.

Really dislike the pay to ride. At this level ere should be none of that. It only hurts riders chances to get paid to ride.

That being said. With all the fluff surrounding this team, I hope they just bail out. They caused a big stir for absolutely nothing in Monza, turned around and let go their only winner. Something's not right within the team but it's bad sportsmanship from them.

Let them be gone from WSBK until they can can get their stuff together and act like a professional race team.

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