Johann Zarco will make his expected switch to Ducati machinery next year with the independent Avintia Racing squad, campaigning a Desmosedici GP19 alongside Esteve Rabat. The Frenchman will replace Karel Abraham at the Spanish team, the Czech pilot having announced his MotoGP retirement at home in Brno two weeks ago, prior to Zarco's official announcement this evening. Abraham was thought to hold a contract heading into 2020, but with Ducati keen to offer Zarco a berth within its stable a compromise was made with Avintia to replace Abraham with Zarco, who will also have several Ducati engineers at his disposal. “I am very pleased to officially announce my signature with...
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