The announcement follows news that Pons Racing is to ♐hand its Moto2 grid places to the MT Helmets - MSi 🐼team at the end of this season.

Sito, a double 250cc world champion as a r🍰ider, will thus return to the premier-class for the first time sin🔜ce 2005, when Pons ran the Camel Honda team.

"We 🍎are thrilled to welcome Sito Pons to the RNF family,” said RNF team boss Razlan🎀 Razali.

“His extensive MotoG𝐆P experience, valuable insights and dedication align seamlessly with our vision 𝔍of creating one of the best MotoGP teams.

“Together with Sito, our mission is to build a sustainable 🌠team and strive for strategic excellence wit๊h our partners."

"I'm excited to rej🎃oin MotoGP, now as part of the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team,” 🐻added Pons.

“In this new role, I'll bring over 40 y🌄ears of my MotoGP experience to the table – a decade as a rider and over three decades as a team principal in both MotoGP and Moto2.

“Working alongside Razlan and his team, we aim to enhance our portfolio by focusing on growing the value of thℱe team. I love challenges and I’m very happy to be part of this new challenge."

RNF, born out of the ashes of the race winning Petronas Yamaha ꦍSRT project, is in the first year of its satellite partnership with April൩ia.