Fenati, 20, was fighting for the Moto3 crown this year, but was suspended by his own team ahead of the Red Bull Ring race for "behaviour not in line with the disciplinary rules of the team".

And Rossi has now confirmed that Fenati will not be back on the bike for Brno - and will not feature in the Sky VR46 team's future plans, which included a graduation to Moto2 in 2017.

"For us it's a great shame," Rossi said of Fenati. "We are not happy, it's like you lose a battle.

"Fenati is a rider with a great talent, and we wanted to try to bet on him for the future, also for Moto2 next year.

"But unfortunately we had to give up."

Additional reporting by Oriol Puigdemont