Andrea Dovizioso retires, and does so during the current season.
The Italian rider will not finish the MotoGp season riding his Yamaha of the WithU team: the announcement from Silverstone, where the World Championship restarts at the weekend.
Between three races, after the San Marino GP scheduled for 4 September at the Misano circuit, Dovizioso will hang up his helmet, leaving his saddle to Cal Crutchlow, for the last six Grand Prix of the season.
"In 2012 - explained Dovizioso - the experience with the Iwata house had been very positive for me and since then I have always thought that, sooner or later, I would have liked to have an official contract with Yamaha. actually in a somewhat risky way, in the course of 2021. I decided to give it a try because I strongly believed in this project and in the possibility of doing well.
Unfortunately, MotoGP has changed profoundly in recent years.
The situation is very different since then: I have never felt comfortable with the bike and I have not been able to make the most of its potential, despite the invaluable and continuous help of the team and all of Yamaha. "
In the first part of 2022, riding the M1, the Forlì collected 10 points.
"We did not achieve the desired goals, but the relationship remained fair and professionally interesting even in the most critical moments: for this and for their support, I thank Yamaha, my team and WithU".
"He has chosen to retire and we respect his decision - the words of Razlan Razali, founder and boss of the WithU Yamaha team - We are sorry to see a highly experienced rider like Andrea leave the championship and not finish the season with us. But we understand that. '.
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