Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Glenn LeSanto

Marlboro will sponsor Marlboro Ducati’s MotoGP effort in 2003.

That’s the word from a Marlboro insider following the cigarette giant’s decision to end its association with Yamaha.

The source inside the company said Marlboro will move its funding to “a rider doing very well on a Ducati” for 2003, and that rider will specifically not be Ben Bostrom.

Which leads one to believe it could be Troy Bayliss on the MotoGP Ducati.