The Thai Honda PTT Gresi𝐆ni Moto2 team has officially confirmed that Ratthapark Wilairot will 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 ordeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤♊⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚr to recover his motivation for MotoGP'.

"꧋Unfortunately at this moment in time Feem [Wilairot] is not focused and does not have the necessary confidence to cꦐompete in the next few rounds of the championship," said Alaksh Phornprapha, director of AP Honda.

"He needs to rec📖over his self-confidence and find the motivation to achieve his go💮als in MotoGP.

"For the time being it is better for him to spend time w꧒ith 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 currꦡently compet🥀es in the Asian Championship. Indianapolis will mark his grand prix debut.

Wilairot - l♑ik🌟e Indonesian team-mate Doni Tata Pradita - has not scored a point in 2013.