By Stephen English

Cal Crutchlow has admitted that he will not be racing✅ for the factory Ducati team in MotoGP next season.

The Englishman has enjoyed a superb campaign for Tech 3 Yamaha this year and has seen his standing within the MotoGP paddock i༺ncrease immensely with a series ofꦑ strong races.

For much of the year he has be🥃en linked with a move to the Italian manufacturer in place of either Valentino Rossi or Nicky Hayden, but the former World Supersport champion today admitted on Twitter that it is no long🦩er a possibility.

"You can all stop asking about me riding the💫 red bike... it's not avaliable to ride! So I won't be riding it," tweeted the Englishman.

Cr🦄utchlow's team-mate Andrea Do♏vizioso is now expected to ride alongside Hayden next season.