Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’ has lost his MotoGP grid slots to the new Petronas Yamaha squad - run by SIC Racing - but will assume a role of sporting advisor in the new setup. The Petronas team is expected to announce its official presence shortly and will have Franky Morbidelli as one rider. The Italian has jumped across from Marc VDS as it is believed the team will not continue after this season. Yamaha has also announced this morning it has signed a letter of intent to supply two bikes to SIC Racing. Dani Pedrosa is considering whether to take the other spot on the satellite M1s or go into retirement. If it’s the latter, then a lifeline could be thrown to either Alvaro Bautista or...
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