There will be just two Yamaha bikes on the MotoGP grid next year. Here's the story behind the Japanese manufacturer losing its satelllite team RNF Racing to Aprilia.
Tech 3 elected against continuing with Yamaha from 2019 to become KTM’s official factory-backed satellite partner, while the Japanese marque linked up with the new Petronas Sepang Racing Team led by wunderkind rookieQuartararo stunned in 2019 with six podiums before winning three times in 2020 to earn himself a move to the factory Yamaha outfit for 2021.
Therefore, RNF elected to sign a two-year deal with Aprilia to be its satellite partner from 2023 – a move which “surprised” Yamaha when it was announced in May. “And I can accept 2022 being only one year because various circumstances, but I think in the middle of the year we have shown we have delivered, we have shown we have presented ourselves, we are fully equipped.
“Just then we had to renew our contract with Razlan's team, but we did so for one year only because we were concerned about the economic viability of the project.
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