Tito Rabat says his heart was left "completely broken" upon learning he would be losing his Avintia MotoGP ride to Valentino Rossi protege Luca Marini in 2021. Ducati confirmed last weekend it had signed Moto2 title contenders Enea Bastianini and Marini on one-year deals to join the Avintia squad next season. Marini's move will also bring the VR46 team into MotoGP for the first time, with the Italian bringing some of crew with him and his bike to run in the team's colours, while boss Pablo Nieto is set to take on a senior role within Avintia. It is thought that from 2022 VR46 will takeover Avintia's grid slots completely. But Marini's move has come at the expense of Rabat, who...
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