Andrea Dovizioso's manager admits his MotoGP rider is now considering taking a sabbatical in 2021 should contract negotiations with Ducati fully break down. Talks between Ducati and Dovizioso over a renewal beyond the 2020 season have been a protracted affair, with the Italian marque wanting to renegotiate the terms for the current campaign owing to the truncated calendar and slash Dovizioso's future salary in light of impending financial uncertainty cause by coronavirus. While Ducati stated last month it had ironed out revised 2020 terms, Dovizioso's manager Simone Battistella told the MotoGP podcast that "we are still defining the commitment for 2020". Though Battistella...
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