AMOUNT a team that has not completed its line-up or racer composition for MotoGP 2022 is getting closer Maverick Vinales decided to part with Monster Energy Yamaha. Now, there are five teams that are still looking for new drivers for next season.
Surprising news did come from Yamaha on Monday, June 28, 2021 at noon WIB. They announced their separation from Maverick Vinales at the end of the 2021 season. In fact, Vinales has become their mainstay in the last few seasons, especially after Valentino Rossi’s declining performance.
Rumors of this separation have been widely heard since the beginning of the 2021 Dutch MotoGP series on Friday, June 25, 2021. At that time, it was said that Vinales held a meeting with Yamaha officials to discuss his future.
The Top Gun -the nickname of Vinales- was rumored to have agreed to part with Yamaha at that time. In fact, his contract is known to still have one year left so that it will only expire at the end of the 2022 season.
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After Yamaha officially announced this separation, the list of teams that have not completed their line-up for MotoGP 2022 has been added. Now, there are five teams that still have to quickly complete the list of drivers for next season.
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Who are the teams? Here’s a list that Valentino Rossi and Vinales can take a good look at for his future in MotoGP.
5. Monster Energy Yamaha
Of course, in the first place, there is the name Monster Energy Yamaha. After parting ways with Vinales, they now only seal the name of Fabio Quartararo. Big homework was waiting for them to find a tandem as great as Quartararo.
4. Petronas Yamaha SRT
Yamaha not only has PR in the factory team, but also the satellite team. They also have to guerrilla to find talent for their satellite team, namely Petronas. Because, so far, Petronas Yamaha SRT has only secured one name, namely Franco Morbidelli.
Indeed, there is an agreement that Petronas can extend Rossi’s contract for the 2022 MotoGP. However, given Rossi’s uncompetitive gait this season, the two may part ways at the end of the 2021 season.
