If the Aprilia test rider is indeed back on the grand prix grid, it raises questions about whether he will be on a third RS-GP - alongside Alvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri - or in place of the struggling Melandri...
Laverty raced for PBM in MotoGP during 2013 and 2014 before returning to BSB this season. Alongside his BSB duties for Tyco BMW, Laverty signed on as an official Aprilia test rider.
Michael is the older brother of Eugene Laverty, who is spending his rookie MotoGP season with Aspar.
