[kropotkin thinks...] - Tech 3 To Continue As Yamaha Satellite Team For 2014 And 2015

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Tech 3 is to remain a Yamaha satellite team for two more years. Ahead of the Misano round of MotoGP, Yamaha and Tech 3 jointly announced they have extended their relationship for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. This means that Tech 3 will continue to run satellite spec Yamaha M1s as factory option bikes or MSMA entries for the next two years.

Though the contract extension had been widely expected, the uncertainty had been the reason for Cal Crutchlow to only sign a one-year contract with Tech 3 for the 2013 season. His fear was that if he had signed a longer contract, he could have found himself riding something he had not signed up to. With Bradley Smith signed for one more year, and Pol Espargaro signed with Yamaha through 2015, Tech 3's riders for next season will not face that dilemma.

The press releases from Tech 3 and Yamaha on the agreement appear below:

Tech 3 extends successful partnership with Yamaha

The French-based Tech 3 Team is delighted to announce it has reached an agreement to extend its successful partnership with Yamaha for the 2014 and 2015 MotoGP World Championship.

The new two-year agreement will see the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team race prototype YZR-M1 1000cc machinery and continues a close collaboration first formed more than a decade ago.

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