Dovizioso turns down Yamaha offer, set to put career on hold - report


FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano, Italy - September 19, 2020 Mission Winnow Ducati Corse's Andrea Dovizioso before qualifying REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

(Reuters) - Italian Andrea Dovizioso has turned down an offer to become a test rider for Yamaha in 2021 and will put his career on hold, La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Monday.

Dovizioso will leave Ducati at the end of the season, bringing an end to his eight-year association with the team and said last month that becoming a test rider was "a big option".

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