2024 UK MotoGP hopes slim as Dixon extends Moto2 deal

Autosport has learned that Marc van der Straten’s team, which was negotiating with several candidates who had offered themselves as Arbolino’s replacement with a view to 2024, closed the deal last weekend at the Red Bull Ring with the current second-placed rider in Moto2. Aspar followed suit with Dixon.

Arbolino is now in his third season in Moto2. After a…