At the end of 2022, due to the economic instability that the RNF team was displaying, Yamaha did not renew its contract with Razlan Razali's squad, a circumstance that left the Iwata-based manufacturer with only two M1s on the 2023 grid. If we take into account the testimony of all the voices coming out of the Yamaha camp, there is not a single day in which neither the riders nor their bosses don't regret having taken a decision that they will try to rectify with the revival of the satellite team.
The best-placed candidate for the two M1s is, for obvious reasons, Valentino Rossi's team, as the Italian legend continues to be Yamaha's biggest attraction, despite having been retired for two years: during the last Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, the nine-time world champion signed his contract as the company's main ambassador, which runs until the end of 2024.
