Yamaha has named World Superbike rider Garrett Gerloff as Valentino Rossi's standby replacement for the MotoGP European Grand Prix, after the latter failed a recent COVID-19 test. Rossi was forced to miss the Aragon double-header last month after testing positive for COVID-19 following the French GP. Yamaha has revealed Rossi underwent a COVID test on Tuesday, which returned a positive result, and will undergo another one on Wednesday. Should this one return a negative result, Rossi will have time enough to undergo a second PCR test and fly to Valencia should that one also come up negative. However, should Rossi be declared unfit, Yamaha will put American WSBK rider Gerloff in his place...
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