Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team has concluded a deal with Ducati for the 2022 MotoGP season, according to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.
An announcement of VR46’s new status as an official Ducati satellite is expected in the coming weeks.
There were initially three offers on the table for Rossi’s team, with deals from Aprilia and Yamaha also available for him to choose from.
It’s believed that the Yamaha one in particular was financially lucrative for Rossi – who won four of his MotoGP titles with the firm – and would have cost VR46 only €5million for full factory support. That’s a considerable discount on the €9m deal offered to his current team Petronas SRT Yamaha for the same level of support.