Andrea Dovizioso announces that he will not racing in 2021 season

Andrea Dovizioso announced on his official website that he will not racing in any Grand Prix rounds of the 2021 MotoGP calendar. 

The Italian stated: “Over the last few months, I have received several offers to work as a test rider in developing MotoGP projects and I am grateful for the consideration received by the manufacturers. However, I have decided not to make any commitments and to remain free from formal agreements for now.

I have an immense passion for racing. I still have the ambition to compete and fight to win. I will return to MotoGP as soon as I find a project driven by the same passion and ambition that I have and within an organization that shares my same objectives, values ​​and working methods.

Now I am focused on finishing the World Championship in the best possible way, and I have already started developing some projects with my partners.”

Earlier in 2020 Austrian Grand Prix, Dovizioso announced that he will not renew his contract with Ducati Team, while his contract with Ducati Team being expired at the end of the 2020 season.

Contrary to Dovizioso, his current teammate Danilo Petrucci will keep racing for 2021 season, under the Tech3 KTM team. Following Dovizioso and Petrucci's departures from the Ducati Team, Ducati Corse General Manager Luigi Dall'lgna and Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti have also announced that current Pramac Racing riders Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia will fill the Ducati Team's main rider's line-up for the 2021 season.