Valentino Rossi hopes his half-brother Luca Marini will be able to step up to MotoGP in 2021 with the Avintia squad and confirms discussions have been held with Ducati. Johann Zarco will depart the Avintia squad at the end of the year to either move up to Pramac or the works Ducati squad, with Moto2 title contender Enea Bastianini set to take his place. Tito Rabat currently holds a contract for 2021 with Avintia and is known to bring money into the team through personal sponsors. However, Avintia now operates as an official Ducati satellite outfit, and the results this year have allowed it to attract sponsorship. Rabat has scored just five points from the first seven rounds, and has been...
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