Lecuona’s MotoGP farewell “difficult to manage” after pre-race tears

The 21-year-old has lost his MotoGP ride for the 2022 season at Tech3 KTM in favour of 2021 Moto2 runner-up Raul Fernandez, while world champion Remy Gardner will take Danilo Petrucci’s place.

Lecuona’s time in MotoGP has been tough, with his debut season last year coming after he’d contested 89 fewer grands prix than fellow KTM rookie Brad Binder having only made his circuit…