He will not wait for the end of the season, but he will retire earlier. MotoGp rider Andrea Dovizioso announced from Silverstone that in three races, after the San Marino GP which will take place on 4 September in Misano, he will hang up his helmet, leaving his saddle to Cal Crutchlow, for the last six Grand Prix of the calendar.

"In 2012 - he explained - the experience with the Iwata house had been very positive for me and since then I have always thought that, sooner or later, I would have liked to have an official contract with Yamaha. reality in a somewhat risky way, in the course of 2021. I decided to give it a try because I strongly believed in this project and in the possibility of doing well. Unfortunately, in recent years MotoGP has changed profoundly. The situation is very different from then: I don't I have never felt at ease with the bike and have not been able to exploit its potential to the fullest, despite the precious and continuous help of the team and all of Yamaha. "

"We did not achieve the desired goals, but the relationship remained fair and professionally interesting even in the most critical moments: for this and for their support, I thank Yamaha, my team and WithU", he added.

"He has chosen to retire and we respect his decision - the words of Razlan Razali, founder and boss of the WithU Yamaha team - We are sorry to see a highly experienced rider like Andrea leave the championship and not finish the season with us. But we understand that. ".

(Unioneonline / ss)

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