Davies Fancies Another Crack At MotoGP But Only When Time Is Right

Chaz Davies would relish another chance at MotoGP but will not be rushing into leaving World Superbikes.

The Knighton-born flier is continually linked with a switch to bike’s premier series given his form in recent years.

Davies won the last six races of the Superbikes campaign to prove he will be a serious title contender in 2017.

That could boost his chances of a switch to MotoGP where he had three races in 2007 without getting the chance to show his skills.

The 29-year-old said: “It’s been talked about quite a bit but it’s such a difficult thing to organise.

“It’s so difficult to fit in between the MotoGP and WorldBK schedules and when we do have shared tests I have to focus on the work I have to do on the Superbike.

“I really don’t want to be stepping on a MotoGP bike at that point just to try it.

“If I’m going to do a test, to give myself a fair opportunity, it needs to be at least a two-day test solely dedicated to figuring out that bike and all that goes with it and ideally a follow up test after that.”

Davies, speaking to www.crash.net, added: “I’d love it to happen that I get another shot at MotoGP.

“But in order to be fair to myself it can’t be that I just grab the first opportunity to ride one of those bikes around a track. I

“t’s the old story that you need to go into MotoGP in the right way. As it stands though, as a Ducati rider I’m very well placed.

“I feel that I’m riding as well as anybody in Superbike and would love to see how that stacks up in MotoGP.

“As a competitive and hungry person it’s something I’d love to know, especially as someone who’s already been to GP.”

Davies won seven of the last eight races to finish third in the championship behind the Kawasaki duo of Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes.