Valentino Rossi's half-brother Luca Marini will step up to MotoGP in 2021 alongside Enea Bastianini at Avintia after signing directly with Ducati. Erstwhile Moto2 championship leader Marini, who races for Rossi's VR46 team in the intermediate class and has won three times this year, has been linked to the second Avintia seat for some time. Bastianini confirmed he'd signed for Ducati in September at Misano, with it all but confirmed at the time it would be with Avintia. The 2014 Moto2 champion Tito Rabat does have a contract with Avintia for 2021, but his place was never assured, with it looking more under threat as discussions between the team and VR46 intensified in the weeks following...
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