Salom replaced by Ivan Silva in Avintia Blusens about-turn

'It is true that the results have not arrived, but the conditions in these two races have not been the best, and they have been two difficult races' - David Salom
David Salom, Aragon MotoGP 2012
David Salom, Aragon MotoGP 2012
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by Stephen English

David Salom has announced that he will not﷽ finish the season with the Avintia Blusens CRT squad.

The Spaniard confirmed the news through his twitter ac♒count (@davidsalomds) by saying: "It is clear that the results have not been great but neither has the situation."

Salom ꦯwill be replaced by Ivan Silva, whom Salom had replac▨ed two races ago.

An official statement from the team said that it decidℱed to bring back Siꩵlva in order to use the final four races as a 'test' for their bike's technical evolution.

The statement acknowledge🌺d the assistance and involvement shown by Salom and wished him well for the future.

S🥂alom told motogp.com: "The🐭 team gave me the opportunity to ride the bike, which I appreciate, and has now decided not to continue.

"It is true that the results have not arrived, but the conditions in these two races have not been th𒉰e best, and they🅷 have been two difficult races.

"I already said I expected things to be better from Japan, but won't have tꦡhe chance to prove it... I wish Ivan the best of luck."

For Salom a move to World Superbikes seems most likely𒅌 with the Spaniard revealing that he has b𒈔een in negotiations with the Pedercini team for 2013.

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