Ducati consider Melandri, Gibernau swap
Ducati Marlboro team boss Livio Suppo has admitted that the team may think about replacing Marco Melandri for the remainder of this season if he does not deliver the performance they expect at Laguna Seca this weekend
The team pledged their support to the Italian going into this weekend's US Grand Prix, but with Sete Gibernau having been confirmed for his third Ducati test at the end of the month at Mugello, Suppo has said that they 'may think about' the switch.
"Marco will continue the season," said Suppo. "We always said that the season up to now with him has been strange. The last races because the performance has been too far from the reality, so it was a kind of nightmare.
"At Sachsenring it was much better. Of course the result was nothing because he crashed, but at least before crashing he was the fastest on the circuit and this was a very good sign.
"I really expect Marco to be fast here, and if not then we will think about it."
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