The Petronas Sepang Racing MotoGP team has quashed speculation that it is speaking to outgoing Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso to join the squad in 2021. The satellite Yamaha outfit has secured the services of Franco Morbidelli for two more years and is set to welcome nine-times grand prix world champion Valentino Rossi next season. Though Rossi has said he is "99%" certain to stay in MotoGP and join SRT, no deal has formally been announced as negotiations over the make-up of Rossi's crew continue to grind on. As a result, rumours in certain elements of the European press began to report that Rossi was now set to retire and Dovizioso was edging towards a deal to join SRT. However,...
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