Ahead of this weekend’s Misano GP, Yamaha and Tech3 have renewed their partnership agreement for the 2014 and 2015 MotoGP seasons, and the Tech3 squad owned by Herve Poncharal will continue to field YZR-M1 prototypes for the next two seasons.
“I’m very happy and proud to announce that Tech 3 is going to be for the next two years again working and supported by the Yamaha Motor Company,” said Poncharal. “It is an honour and a privilege. We have been working with Yamaha since 1999 in the 250 class with Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano and in 2000 we won the 250 championship. Next season we switched to the premier class and since then we have enjoyed a great collaboration and a great relationship.”
“It is not only a technical partnership but we feel truly part of the Yamaha family. Next year is a new adventure having two young riders; Bradley Smith will be entering his second MotoGP season and will be joined by Pol Espargaró so we are very excited. I believe this is going to be a great set-up not only together with Yamaha, but with our sponsors too and that is something we are pretty proud of.”
A number of important riders have been through Poncharal’s team from Colin Edwards, James Toseland to Ben Spies, and more recently Andrea Dovizioso and for the last three years the highly popular Cal Crutchlow who has brought great satisfaction to the French team manager, with his four podiums and two pole positions so far this 2013 season.
“I’m really very happy to continue our relationship with Hervé Poncharal and the entire Tech 3 Team,” said Lin Jarvis, managing director of Yamaha Motor Racing. “We have enjoyed a very successful partnership for more than a decade and have shared many memorable moments over the years. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team continues to perform as the top ranking satellite Team in the MotoGP class and their riders are frequently scoring excellent results and providing great excitement for the MotoGP fans.
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