Th🍬e Thai Honda PTT Gresini Moto2 team has officially confirmed that Ratthapark Wilairot w🦩ill be replaced by fellow Thai rider Thitipong Warokorn for this weekend's Indianapolis round.

However, contrary to earlier reports that Wilairot has decided to retire, Gresini state that Honda Thailand has offered him 'a period of rest in orde💃r to re💖cover his motivation for MotoGP'.

"Unfortunately at this moment in time Feem [Wilairot] is not focu꧑sed and does not have the necessary con🐭fidence to compete in the next few rounds of the championship," said Alaksh Phornprapha, director of AP Honda.

"He n🍸eeds to recover his self-confidence and find the motivation to achie𓂃ve his goals in MotoGP.

"For the time being it is better for h🎃im to spend time with his family and his young son, so we have decided to replace him with another Thai rider that we have high hopes for in Thitipong Warokon, who will take over 🥀riding duties this weekend at the Indianapolis Grand Prix."

Warokorn is 24 years of age and currently competes in the Asian Championship. Indianapolis will mark his gran𒀰d prix debut.

Wilairot - like Indonesiaꦦn team-mate Doni Tataꦬ Pradita - has not scored a point in 2013.