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Leon Haslam gets Pedercini wildcard outings

Leon Haslam gets Pedercini wildcard outings

After losing his factory Honda WSBK ride at the end of the 2021 season, Haslam took the decision to return to BSB, where he was champion in 2018, with the Lee Hardy Racing Kawasaki team.

That announcement followed speculation that Haslam could remain in the WSBK paddock with Pedercini, which ran two ZX-10RRs last year but has scaled back to a single full-time entry for Loris Cresson for 2022.

Now it has been announced that Cresson will be partnered by Haslam at four rounds this season, with the 38-year-old Briton coming on board at Misano, Donington Park, Most and Portimao.

“Leon coming back to our team is a perfect match,” said team boss Lucio Pedercini. “We both still have a lot to say on track in the WorldSBK paddock and we are looking forward to entertaining the public for four rounds of pure racing passion!

“Thanks to our knowledge and his ability, we are confident that we will do battle and hopefully bring some good results like we did together in the past. For sure it…

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