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Started by SoCal250, June 27, 2021, 02:52:45 PM

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SoCal250

Vinales leaving Yamaha for Aprilia? :jaw:
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

Djg8493

What!!  I gotta catch up on the races from last weekend so I can research this.  I did see his interview a few weeks ago where he basically said he needs to do more researching before signing a contract, essentially saying he regretted his deal with Yamaha.  Aprillia doesn't strike me as a deal he will be happy with.
1970 R5, 1975 Rd350, 1978 GT80, 1979 KZ400, 1988 Ysr50, 1990 GSXR750, 2006 WR450 SM, 2006 R6

SoCal250

#2
This morning it was made official that Vinales & Yamaha are splitting at the end of this season. He was allowed to cancel the remaining year on his contract. No official confirmation that he's signing with Aprilia, but that's the current consensus. It's pretty obvious he's been unhappy but wow.

Now there are 2 open Yamaha seats for next year, one for each team.

Open seats for 2022 to be confirmed:
1 @ Factory Aprilia
1 @ Tech3 KTM Factory Racing
1 @ Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
1 @ Petronas Yamaha SRT
2 @ Aramco Racing Team VR46
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

Djg8493

Wow, that will be interesting...  Was really hoping Garret could have done just a little more. 
1970 R5, 1975 Rd350, 1978 GT80, 1979 KZ400, 1988 Ysr50, 1990 GSXR750, 2006 WR450 SM, 2006 R6

SoCal250

Quote from: Djg8493 on June 28, 2021, 12:55:45 PM
Was really hoping Garret could have done just a little more.
Me too. I really want to see him succeed and maybe get a full time GP ride.
Last weekend though he was on a new track and he was on a slow, old bike. I think they said he was something like 16kph slower on the straights. That's just too much to give away and hope to do well.

He's going to get more chances to fill-in with Morbidelli out for 8+ weeks after his knee surgery.
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

Djg8493

Agree, the new track alone is a really tough obstacle, I think he did pretty well there after the first issue in FP1.  The fact that the bike couldn't keep up made it worse.  Still can't believe Rossi fell apart so quickly in the race.
1970 R5, 1975 Rd350, 1978 GT80, 1979 KZ400, 1988 Ysr50, 1990 GSXR750, 2006 WR450 SM, 2006 R6

SoCal250

Quote from: SoCal250 on June 28, 2021, 01:01:03 PM
Quote from: Djg8493 on June 28, 2021, 12:55:45 PM
Was really hoping Garret could have done just a little more.
Me too. I really want to see him succeed and maybe get a full time GP ride.
Last weekend though he was on a new track and he was on a slow, old bike. I think they said he was something like 16kph slower on the straights. That's just too much to give away and hope to do well.

He's going to get more chances to fill-in with Morbidelli out for 8+ weeks after his knee surgery.

Looks like Gerloff may not be getting more chances at the GP bike this year after all. I checked the schedule and the next round of WSBK (Czech Round 6) conflicts with the the MotoGP Styria round when they return from break. The following weekend WSBK is off during the MotoGP 2nd round in Austria but that's about the time Morbidelli is expected to return. I guess we'll see what happens.
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

Raul Fernandez is moving up from Moto2 to MotoGP Tech3 KTM next year. So he'll remain teammates with Remy Gardner.
As a result, Lecuona and Petrucci are both looking for a ride next season.

Now the open seat count looks like this:
Quote from: SoCal250 on June 28, 2021, 12:35:06 PM
Open seats for 2022 to be confirmed:
1 @ Factory Aprilia
1 @ Tech3 KTM Factory Racing
1 @ Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
1 @ Petronas Yamaha SRT
2 @ Aramco Racing Team VR46
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

Petronas is pulling out of GP racing in 2022 :jaw: 

SRT will only field a MotoGP team next year and is shutting down it's Moto2 & Moto3 teams. They probably had no choice since their primary sponsor pulled the plug. To make matters worse Yamaha will only supply two "B-spec" bikes next year to SRT for MotoGP, which is even a step down from the current bike that Morbidelli has been working with.

Overall Yamaha is going in the wrong direction!
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

Maverick has signed with Aprilia for next season


Now the open seat count looks like this: Only 4 remaining
Quote from: SoCal250 on June 28, 2021, 12:35:06 PM
Open seats for 2022 to be confirmed:
1 @ Factory Aprilia
1 @ Tech3 KTM Factory Racing
1 @ Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
1 @ Petronas Yamaha SRT
2 @ Aramco Racing Team VR46
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

Quote from: SoCal250 on August 13, 2021, 12:45:16 PM
Petronas is pulling out of GP racing in 2022
Sounds like an Italian sponsor is stepping in next year to replace Petronas, at least that's the current rumor. And SRT is being reformed as a new team to run the Yamaha satellite effort.
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

#11
With the news of Dovizioso signing with Yamaha and Morbidelli moving up to the Factory Yamaha team, there are now 3 vacant seats for nest season

Open seats for 2022 to be confirmed:
1 @ Factory Aprilia
1 @ Tech3 KTM Factory Racing
1 @ Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
1 @ Petronas RNF Racing Yamaha SRT satellite team
2 @ Aramco Racing Team VR46
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

Quote from: SoCal250 on August 08, 2021, 12:19:50 AM
Raul Fernandez is moving up from Moto2 to MotoGP Tech3 KTM next year. So he'll remain teammates with Remy Gardner.
As a result, Lecuona and Petrucci are both looking for a ride next season.

Sounds like Lecuona is headed off to factory Honda in WSBK and Petrucci will be trying his hand at the Dakar for KTM
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

Yamaha confirmed the rider line-up for 2022-2023 and announced Morbidelli will ride for the Factory Team for the remainder of the season and the next 2 years. The Yamaha satellite team also officially announced the addition of Dovizioso for 2021-2022. There is still a vacant seat with the independent team to be confirmed for next season when Rossi departs.

Morbidelli joins Yamaha Factory Racing for 2021-2023
The 2020 runner-up will join former teammate Quartararo at Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP for the rest of the season and beyond

Dovizioso makes MotoGP™ return with Petronas Yamaha SRT
The Italian will see out the 2021 season alongside Valentino Rossi, and will also ride for Yamaha's Independent Team in 2022
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

We will have 3 Americans in Moto2 next year! :patriot:  :clap:

American Racing announced that Sean Dylan Kelly will move from MotoAmerica to Moto2 to join Beaubier. He signed a 2-year deal with the team. This is the first time since 1992 that an American-owned team with American riders has competed in the World Championship, (Last time was Marlboro Team Roberts with Rainey & Kocinski.)
Joe Roberts will remain with Italtrans, so there will 3 US riders on the grid.
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)