Raul Fernandez is set to join new Aprilia customer RNF Racing in MotoGP next year after being released by KTM. Full story:
and KTM in a move he didn’t want to make in the first place.
In a difficult debut season on the RC16, Fernandez has scored just five points with a best finish of 12th at the German Grand Prix. Several months ago Pierer extended Fernandez’s contract for another year through to the end of 2023, with KTM demanding more than a million euros for the Spaniard to extricate himself from that deal as he so desired.
This will allow Fernandez to fully pursue a move to RNF Aprilia for 2023, with a deal likely to extend to the end of 2024.Fernandez did have serious offers to return to Moto2 from Marc VDS and Pons Racing for next year, as well as considerations in the World Superbike Championship.
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