Rossi’s team to move into MotoGP

LEWIS DUNCAN

MOTOGP MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will take his VR46 team into the premier class in 2022 after agreeing a five-year deal with Saudia Arabian oil giant Aramco as title sponsor. The nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion has operated teams in Moto2 and Moto3 since 2014, and has backed half-brother Luca Marini’s (left) promotion to the Avintia MotoGP squad in 2021, in which he is riding a Ducati in VR46 colours. With Avintia set to to depart MotoGP at the end of the current season, VR46’s backing of Marini’s side of the garage was seen as paving the way for the team to take over both Avintia grid slots from 2022. Though the VR46 squad is yet to officially confirm its MotoGP team, several key figures from the organisation, including Rossi himself, corroborated the…

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