As long rumored, Mir has signed a two-year deal to ride as the teammate of Marc Marquez on the Repsol Honda Team beginning next year.

Having developed one of the best bikes in the paddock, Aprilia will expand with a two-rider satellite team next year, RNF Aprilia. The new satellite effort has signed current KTM riders Miguel Oliveira (who has four MotoGP race wins) and Raúl Fernandez. Fernandez caught everyone’s eye with a stunning rookie effort in Moto2 last year when he nearly won the championship after taking eight wins. He has had disappointing results as a KTM MotoGP rookie this year, however.

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