Yamaha will race without satellite teams in the 2023 MotoGP season. Lin Jarvis explains the reasons that skipped the renewal with RNF.
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Yamaha will race for the first time in MotoGP history without a satellite team in the 2023 season. The agreement between Lynn Jarvis et Razlan Razali was broken up, with RNF wanting to lay the foundations for a more solid future by signing a three-year lease with Aprilia et Massimo rivola. In Iwata a certain caution has continued to reign since last year, when main sponsor Petronas announced its farewell. And the music has not changed with the new investor WithU, in financial difficulty already at the start of the 2022 season.
Yamaha presented another annual contract renewal to the Malaysian team manager, but that wasn't enough to convince him to renew. The CEO entered into negotiations with the company based in Noale, which put a better offer on the table, lucid in achieving a new historic milestone for the brand Aprilia in MotoGP. There will be four RS-GPs on the track, with Aleix Espargaro et Maverick Vinales in the factory team, Raul fernandez et Miguel Oliveira in the news CryptoDATA satellite team . Lin Jarvis has the difficult task of finding a new client team as quickly as possible, even if the priority is to bring back fabio quartararo at the top of the world championship. With two prototypes on the grid, attention will mainly focus on the Frenchman. “ But it would still be valuable if we could get data from other MotoGP riders soon… ».
Lin Jarvis: “ the financial situation of RNF was very, very delicate«
Failure to sign Yamaha et Razali left paddock insiders, fans and Lynn Jarvis himself stunned. But the British manager understands RNF’s choices: “ their financial situation was very, very delicate – he explains to Speedweek.com -. However, we offered to continue working on contracts one year. But Razlan wanted more and he got it. He received a good offer from Aprilia, I think the contract is for two years with an option for two more. I understand why he made this decision. I also understand why Aprilia did not let this opportunity slip away. But Yamaha only wanted to extend the collaboration for one year ».
The reason is perhaps not only economic, because the projects of Yamaha include the team VR46 de Valentino Rossi with whom he already collaborates in Moto2. The Tavullia team is in the sights of Lynn Jarvis for months, even though he knows it won't be easy to convince them to abandon a super competitive bike like the Ducati Desmosedici. Above all, technical guarantees are needed and the 1 YZR-M2023 will be decisive in convincing the Doctor, Alessio Salucci and Pablo Nieto. “ It's too early to talk about details. But Yamaha would like to equip a satellite team again. We want to get back on the grid with four bikes as soon as possible… Not so much for money ". Indeed, Japanese society lost three million Dornas, reserved for manufacturers who set up a satellite team, in addition to leasing costs (for an amount greater than 2 million per season)…
