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 rider, will thus return to the premier-class for t💯he first time since 2005, when Pons ran the Camel Honda team.

"We are thrilled to welcome Sito Pons to the RNF family,” sa꧟id RNF team boss Razla𒁃n Razali.

“His extensive MotoGP experience, valuable ins🌃ights and dedication align seamlessly with our vision of creating one of the best MotoGP teams.

“Together with Sito, our mission is t🥃o build a sustainable team and strive for strategic🧜 excellence with our partners."

"🔯I'm excited to rejoin MotoGP, now as part of th🅠e CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team,” added Pons.

“In this new role, I'll bring over 40 years of my MotoGP experience to the table – a decade as a rider and over three decades as a team princi🐈pal in both MotoGP a♒nd Moto2.

“Working alongside Raz✨lan and his team, we aim to enhance our portfolio by focusing on growing the value of the team. I love challenges and I’m ve🐻ry happy to be part of this new challenge."

RNF, born out of the ashes of the race winning Petronas Yamaha SRT project, is in the first year꧑ of its satellite partnership with Aprilia.