© 2024, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From A press release Provided by the Marc VDS Racing Team:
Philippe Salac extends Elf Marc VDS Racing Team to 2025
The Elf Marc VDS Racing Team is pleased to confirm its rider line-up for the 2025 Moto2 World Championship with Philippe Salac joining Jack Dixon.
Salak joined the Elf Mark VDS Racing team for the 2024 campaign, but a series of injuries prevented him from performing at his best.
The Czech star’s positive attitude and determination are finally reaping rewards and after a recent top 10 season in Austria, Salak went on to a season-best seventh in San Marino earlier this month.
The 22-year-old is now determined to continue his impressive turnaround to reach a podium finish in the final seven rounds of 2024.
Philip Salak
“The fact that the team believes in me gives me a lot of confidence.”
“First of all, a big thank you to the Elf Mark VDS Racing team and especially Mark for giving me the opportunity to stay on this fantastic project in 2025. This year has not been like the rest of us. A combination of some bad luck and some disadvantages are desirable and expected. It was a very difficult time for me but I am very grateful for all the support the team gave me. They still believe in me, and this has given me a lot of confidence, which has shown in the last three races.
The results have been strong as my confidence has grown and now I’m looking forward to a positive finish to the season as we build towards 2025. Once again, thank you Mark for believing in me and I hope you fight in the tournament. Ahead of the first race next season as we move to the Boscoscuro chassis.
Mark van der Straten
Team owner
“We are all confident that it will produce the results we are looking for.”
“It’s true that this season’s results are far from what we want and what we know Philip can achieve. It was a difficult period of adjustment made worse by injuries. But I’m sure Philip can come back with the necessary support, and we’ll give him that. We look forward to seeing him show his judgment to fight for the top spots. We have faith in him and I am sure he will give it his all to bring about the results we all want.
