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'Special moment' as Rossi set for emotional farewell in MotoGP finale
Rossi will join Yamaha's satellite Petronas team, leaving the factory to go ahead with Fabio Quartararo alongside Maverick Vinales in 2021.
The Japanese manufacturer, which only returned to the sport in 2015, said in a statement it would instead dedicate its resources to 'the future realisation of carbon neutrality'.
The six-time elite-class world champion crashed out of the delayed season-opening Spanish Grand Prix last Sunday as France's Fabio Quartararo took his maiden MotoGP victory.
Honda said Marc Marquez would remain in a Barcelona hospital for up to 48 hours after a titanium plate was inserted into his right arm during surgery.
Marquez, the 27-year-old Spaniard who won MotoGP world titles in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, is determined to continue demolishing the competition on his Honda, with his younger brother Alex, who won last year's Moto2 title, as his team-mate for just one season.
The Marquez brothers will become the first to race for the same team when the coronavirus-delayed MotoGP season kicks off in Jerez this weekend.
The 32-year-old Spaniard, who rides for Honda and claimed the world title in 2010, 2012 and 2015, told a press conference he was pulling out following Sunday's race.
The European Union has set new rules for carmakers to reduce carbon dioxide vehicle emissions from next year, or face fines.
With six races to go, the Spaniard has a comfortable 93-point lead over his closest rival Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati.
The Honda rider, started on the second row, but snatched victory on the final lap from France's Fabio Quartararo, on a Yamaha-SRT, who had the lead for most of the race.
Earlier on Sunday, South African Brad Binder celebrated his 24th birthday in style with success in the Moto2.
The Honda rider led from the first corner to chequered flag at the Jerez circuit, heading a Spanish one-two-three with Suzuki’s Alex Rins 1.654 seconds behind as runner-up and Maverick Vinales third for Yamaha.
The 31-year-old Spaniard, who was preparing for his first season with Honda as the teammate to reigning world champion Marc Marquez, suffered the injury in Verona on Saturday.
Some of Japan’s leading companies in Britain have warned that a no-deal Brexit could be a disaster. After meeting May in London, Abe said it was scenario no one wanted to see.
The competition is the first where the public will be able to cast their votes. Motoring enthusiasts will have the choice to vote from cheap, hot hatchbacks to SUVs – which have dominated the list.
Red Bull will switch from Renault to Honda engines next season, the Formula One team announced on Tuesday.
Spain’s three times MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will leave Ducati and join compatriot Marc Marquez in a stellar lineup at the works Honda team next season after signing a two-year deal.
Marc Marquez won his home Spanish Grand Prix and took the overall MotoGP lead on Sunday after the reigning champion’s main rivals collided spectacularly.
Honda are powering the Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso team this year after a failed three-year partnership with McLaren was terminated at the end of 2017.