Dovizioso explains decision to retire before MotoGP season is over

On Thursday ahead of this weekend’s British GP at Silverstone, Yamaha and RNF Racing announced that Dovizioso would be retiring from MotoGP in three races’ time.

The 15-time MotoGP race winner has struggled immensely since switching to Yamaha late last year following a brief sabbatical at the end of his Ducati tenure at the conclusion of the 2020 campaign.

Not enjoying his racing,…