24 Feb 2018, 14:16 (Ref:3803614)
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Originally Posted by chunder
Not sure thats right
Tech 3 always operate on a one rider is Yam another is Tech 3. Happaned with Cal, Dovi, Spies, Smith and Pol. One Yam, One T3.
I am fairly sure Zarco was the Yam man and Folger was the Tech 3 rider.
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From Autosport interview with Yamaha team manager Lin Jarvis last year
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Yamaha opted not to field a replacement for Rossi at his home grand prix, instead fielding a sole works M1 for Maverick Vinales.
However, the Japanese manufacturer is obliged to run two bikes at Aragon, and Jarvis says there are four options available to Yamaha should Rossi be unfit to ride.
He outlined its pair of World Superbike riders, Alex Lowes - who replaced an injured Bradley Smith at Tech 3 Yamaha last year for two races - and Michael van der Mark, as well as Japanese test riders Katsuyuki Nakasuga and Kohta Nozane.
This rules out satellite Tech 3 riders Johann Zarco and Jonas Folger, who are contractually tied only to the French outfit and not to Yamaha itself.
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https://www.autosport.com/motogp/new...-replace-rossi
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