Avintia rider Héctor Barberá will step down to Moto2 next season, ending an eight-year spell in the premier class. Barberá moved up to MotoGP in 2010 with Aspar and has been with Avintia since 2013, aside from a two-race spell with the factory Ducati outfit, when he filled in for the injured Andrea Iannone. Barberá’s future in the premier class appeared uncertain, amid a difficult 2017 campaign, and he has now secured a deal in Moto2 with Pons, returning to the team with which he finished runner-up in the 250cc championship in 2009. “From the first year I arrived in the World Championship I have always been fighting to win races, achieving two...
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