Avintia owner Raul Romero has denied speculation Valentino Rossi's VR46 organisation will buy its MotoGP grid slots for 2021. Speculation has been around for sometime that current Moto2 points leader and half-brother of Rossi, Luca Marini, will step up to MotoGP next year, taking Tito Rabat's place at Avintia despite the Spaniard having a contract in place for 2021. During the French Grand Prix weekend, reports in the Italian press stated VR46 intended to take over Avintia's two grid slots next year, with team manager Ruben Xaus confirming the outfit was for sale. "We changed many things, the team raised up to a point and we've seen it's difficult to renew those places, we don't have...
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