McCoy secures shock MotoGP return
Having lost his ride with Triumph in World Supersport, Gary McCoy is to make a shock return to the MotoGP paddock after agreeing a two-year deal with FB Corse.
FB Corse had planned to field a bike for John Hopkins this season before splitting with the Anglo-American rider last week - stating at the same time that a replacement with 'proven experience in all major world championship categories' had already been found.
While the team insisted that the identity of that rider would be made public at a launch in Milan in February, McCoy has now let the cat our of the bag himself by revealing the deal on popular networking site Facebook, where he broke news to his fans.
"I am back in MotoGP!!!" he wrote. "For two years I am going to develop the FB01 bike with your support! I want to thank Andrea Ferrari and Sergio Bertocchi and all the FB Corse Team for giving me the chance to return back to MotoGP."
The announcement comes at the same time that Hopkins has been confirmed in a race seat with the M4 Suzuki team in AMA Superbikes - a deal which was widely expected to be confirmed following his split with the FB Corse outfit (see separate story HERE).
McCoy last raced in MotoGP back in 2006 with two outings for Illmor, although he was overlooked for a race slot with the team in 2007 when it instead went for Andrew Pitt and Jeremy McWilliams.
