Dovizioso back in MotoGP this weekend
The season-long game of musical chairs continues in Yamaha?s MotoGP camp with the news that Andrea Dovizioso will replace Franco Morbidelli in the Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team, as Morbidelli?s been promoted to the Factory squad, the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, with immediate effect. And it?s the San Marino Grand Prix this weekend.
Morbidelli?s promotion to the factory team should come as no surprise really. He was already down to move up in 2022, but with Viñales playing silly buggers and jumping ship half way through the season, there was an early vacancy. Morbz might not have done much in 2021 (he?s missed the last five GPs through injury), but don?t forget he won three races last year and finished second in the championship. Once he?s back up to full fitness, don?t be surprised to see him back on the podium, now he?s on a decent bike.
Franco Morbidelli
?I’m very pleased and happy about facing this weekend and this highly anticipated new chapter with the Factory Yamaha team. I’ve been trying to recover as much as possible for the final stage of this championship. I wanted to make my comeback at a track I know well and have great memories of, like Misano.?I’m looking forward to jumping on the bike and starting my journey with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Of course, I need and I want to thank all the people who made this happen, starting with Ito-san, Lin, Maio, Sumi-san, the VR46 Riders Academy, and all other people wh...
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