Runaway World Superbike championship leader Troy Bayliss has added fuel to the rumour fire that Airwaves Ducati man Shane Byrne could replace him at Xerox Ducati.
It is known that Byrne is on team manager Davide Tardozzi's shopping list but the Italian hasn't been on the phone to Byrne, yet...
Bayliss said in an interview with Eurosport UK: "In the British market, Shakey is definitely the man, the top guy. If you look back, there is a history of Ducati pinching riders from GSE Racing. So mayeb that's the case.."