Outgoing KTM factory MotoGP rider Bradley Smith admits he would be “happy” to retire from competitive racing if he cannot secure a premier-class ride for 2019. Smith, in his sixth season in MotoGP, will lose his KTM seat to Johann Zarco at the end of the year, and currently has no obvious opportunities to remain on the grid. He had mentioned his former Tech 3 team, now affiliated with KTM, as a potential option, but the French outfit has already announced KTM's Moto2 rider Miguel Oliveira as one of its 2019 signings and is expected to retain Hafizh Syahrin alongside him. Speaking to media on Saturday after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, Smith said he was keen to remain in MotoGP...
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