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Yamaha would be the solely producer on the grid in 2023 to area simply its two manufacturing unit crew bikes, after dropping its satellite tv for pc tie-up with RNF Racing – who has joined forces with Aprilia for the next two seasons.
The position of satellite tv for pc groups has modified significantly in MotoGP lately, with them very a lot seen as merely greater than mere clients – with Ducati taking the lead on this space with its three satellite tv for pc squads.
Yamaha, with Tech3, Petronas SRT and RNF, sometimes noticed its satellite tv for pc groups as a enterprise and one other supply of earnings, reasonably than an extension of its manufacturing unit outfit in the identical means Ducati, KTM and now Aprilia have achieved.
However, chatting with Motorsport.com’s Spanish language sister web site Motorsport.es, Jarvis says the connection it would have with a brand new satellite tv for pc companion sooner or later will likely be completely different.
“We do not look straight at Ducati,” he stated.
“However, the package deal we are going to supply when that occurs will definitely not be the identical because the one we provided 5 years in the past.
“The connection with the satellite tv for pc groups has grow to be a lot nearer.”
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Since dropping RNF to Aprilia, Yamaha has been linked to a possible satellite tv for pc partnership with Valentino Rossi’s VR46 crew.
FIM president Jorge Viegas even acknowledged late final yr that “Valentino’s crew will change Ducati for Yamaha in 2024. Nothing is confirmed but, however that is the thought.”
This was immediately refuted by VR46, who has a contract with Ducati by means of to the tip of 2024.
Other than the apparent Rossi connection, the Italian profitable 4 world titles with the marque throughout his MotoGP profession, Yamaha operates a Moto2 crew with the VR46 organisations – the Yamaha VR46 Grasp Camp squad.
Jarvis refused to be drawn in on Viegas’ feedback, however famous: “I do not need to touch upon what Viegas stated. I might similar to everybody to respect his space of affect.
“Clearly we wish to get again to having a satellite tv for pc crew as quickly as doable, however there are a number of components to think about.
“The primary is that we’ve got to have a aggressive bike, to persuade whoever it’s that it is price altering bikes.
“Then we’ve got to have the ability to supply a very good deal, with good help in any respect ranges.
“And at last, we’ve got to respect the contracts between the doable events and their present suppliers. If we will not do it in 2024, we’ll do it in 2025.”
At the moment solely Gresini is out of contract with its companion producer on the finish of 2023, although given the competitiveness of the crew in 2022 having gained 4 instances with Enea Bastianini, it’s unlikely it is not going to proceed with Ducati into 2024.
RNF boss and crew proprietor Razlan Razali told Motorsport.com last November that his squad needed to proceed with Yamaha in 2023, however refused to simply accept the one-year deal the Japanese marque provided.
