The 2023 MotoGP season won’t just be the biggest ever, but the addition of Sprints means the previous record of 20 races per season will be shattered by this year’s 42 races.
Yamaha has officially joined fellow manufacturers KTM, Ducati and Honda in committing to MotoGP for the next five-year contract cycle with Dorna, from 2022-2026. "Yamaha this year is celebrating its 60th year in grand prix competition," said Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis.
After strong speculation linking Jorge Lorenzo to a test role at Yamaha, the retired five-time world champion has officially joined its test team for 2020.
Jorge Lorenzo might only be one month into his MotoGP retirement but focus on his future is already dominating the next pivotal move within the paddock.
Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has outlined the extensive changes both inside the MotoGP team and the management restructure alongside its new European-run test squad as it looks to turnaround its fortunes after a tough 2018.
"You can't compare Valentino's situation with Honda, to Jorge's position with Yamaha; we are allowing him to do the two days at the Valencia test. We think it's reasonable" - Lin Jarvis, Yamaha.
Yamaha Motor Racing managing director Lin Jarvis admits that on the eve of the MotoGP 2011 curtain-raiser in Qatar, the team's thoughts are very much with those suffering in Japan.