Dovizioso leaves Ducati at the end of the season

 The paths of Andrea Dovizioso and Ducati will separate at the end of the 2020 season.
    The official announcement came directly from the rider's manager, Simone Battistella, after a meeting with the management of the Borgo Panigale team in the Spielberg paddock: "We communicated to Ducati that Andrea does not intend to continue for the next few years, now he wants to focus on the next races.
    We believe that there are no conditions to continue together.
    We have never really talked about the economic part, there have been no proposals or negotiations. in this case the rider made the decision, he prefers to stop with the Ducati, he wants to be calm and focused on the current championship.
    He also wants to get rid of this disturbance, the issue of renewal and negotiations was becoming quite pressing ".