Malaysian motorcycle racer Adam Norrodin will get a Moto2 ride at the British Grand Prix this weekend in Silverstone, UK. He is currently driving for Liqui Moly Intact SIC Racing in the FIM CEV Moto2 and is taking over from Jake Dixon in the Petronas Sprinta Racing Team, who will be promoted to the MotoGP class for the Sepang Racing Team.
Dixon is driving at Silverstone instead of Franco Morbidelli, who is recovering from knee surgery. The MotoGP slot was originally intended to be occupied by Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow, who will join the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP factory team at the weekend and take over from Maverick Vinales, who moved to Aprilia Racing after being fired at mid-season and mid-year. Contract.
Adam originally joined Petronas Sprinta Racing in 2016 and started three seasons in the Moto3 class. In his three years in Moto3, Adam finished seven top ten finishes with a best of five at the 2018 Argentina Grand Prix and set the fastest lap at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.