The Iwata factory has currently spoken with the Moto2TM standout regarding a potential MotoGPTM participation. Lopez reportedly spoke with Lin Jarvis, Yamaha’s managing director, in Valencia for the last weekend of the 2022 season, a year in which the Spaniard made a significant impact on the Grand Prix scene. Lopez placed seventh in the final rankings […]
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Despite difficulties with the 2022 MotoGP, Yamaha “will never give up” on Morbidelli
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Despite a challenging 2022 MotoGP season, Yamaha CEO Massimo Meregalli claims the Japanese manufacturer “would never give up on” putting Franco Morbidelli back to his race-winning speed from 2020. On his Petronas SRT-driven 2019-spec M1, Morbidelli was Yamaha’s top racer in 2020. The Italian won three races and lost the title to Suzuki’s Joan Mir. […]
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Franco Morbidelli is ‘close to my maximum’ in the Qatar MotoGP season opening, although his time on the A-spec Petronas bike is only a bit faster than last year’s. Franco Morbidelli has had a lot of changes since the second Qatar MotoGP race the year before, including a new (factory) squad, new bike, and surgically […]