Valentino Rossi's Sky Racing VR46 squad has denied it plans to apply for the final MotoGP grid slot in 2017. Reports at lunchtime on Saturday by Spanish TV channel Movistar claimed that the squad, currently running three bikes in the junior Moto3 category, are interested in fielding a bike in the premier-class next year. However, team boss Pablo Nieto moved quickly to deny the rumours, stating that the focus for 2017 remains on providing the best possible tools for its riders in both Moto3 and a new Moto2 project. “In the end our project is to make Moto3 and Moto2. Nothing else. This is our project. It's true everybody come to us to try to say if we will make something in MotoGP, but...
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