Iwata’s moves
Evidence of rebirth. The Yamaha in 2021 he won the world title with Fabio Quartararo, but then embarked on a steep and rapid decline. The arrival of Max Bartolini from Ducati at the end of 2023 and the epilogue of the Lin Jarvis era at the end of 2024 represent a real turning point for the Iwata company which has essentially ‘delegated’ all the operations that matter – even the technical ones – to the headquarters Italian by Gerno di Lesmo.
In the last test in Valencia – made possible by the new regulation regarding concessions that have essentially put Honda and Yamaha in the position to do everything that can help them return to the forefront – the Yamaha riders had at their disposal a new engine which Fabio Quartararo liked, according to which it will be possible to recover some of the proverbial ‘agility’ of the Yamaha.
Important announcements will arrive shortly to define Yamaha’s future in MotoGP. Pramac has decided to accept the offer of the house of the three tuning forks which will thus return to having a satellite team and not just any one, given that in 2023 Paolo Campinoti’s structure won the title reserved for teams. Alex RinsFurthermore, he will remain within the Yamaha rider fleet as the former Suzuki and Honda rider anticipated yesterday on the eve of the Dutch GP won aboard Suzuki in 2018. “I am proud to stay another two years at Yamaha – his words reported by the Spanish newspaper AS – when will my announcement come? My manager is working on it, in conjunction with the one about Pramac I think. Will I stay in the official team or will I go to Pramac? I don’t know, in any case I think Yamaha will do something very similar to what KTM will do next year”In 2025 there will be four ‘orange’ bikes entrusted to Pedro Acosta, Brad Binder, Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales and according to Rins Yamaha is ready to do the same also in terms of the technical package available.
