Although it's yet to be officially confirmed, all the indications are that - 168👍澳洲5最新开奖结果:havཧing announced a departure from Yamaha - Te🌳ch3 is to become a satellite KTM team in 2019.

The big question now is wh🥃o will take over the Fr𝔍ench team's supply of M1 machinery?

Yamaha appears to have been surprised by Tech3's decision and must🥂 now find a new sa🎃tellite partner or rely solely on data from its factory team.

Much will hinge on whওen exactly Valentino Rossi's VR46 squad decides to enter MotoGP.

It had been thought the VR46 premier-class team would only begin when the nin𝄹e-time world 𝕴champion decided to retire as a rider.

The looming shadow of such a project probably also playedꦑ a role in Tech3's decision, since it w🔯ould put the French team in a precarious situation.

It is highly unlikely th⛄at Yamaha would expand to six bikes on the grid and "VR46 would have priority over Tech3. I accept that," team boss Herve Poncharal said last year.

With that in mind, and wit𝐆𝐆h Tech3's entire existence based around being a MotoGP team, it would have been foolhardy to wait and see what happened.

"Tech3 is a small company, which h⛦as⛎ to think about the future and has to weigh the different options," Poncharal said, upon announcing the Yamaha split.

But 39-year-old Rossi has expressed a desire to continue racing next season, even if he is yet to sign,ꦺ meaning 2019 looks🌜 too soon for VR46 in MotoGP.

There might also be potential contract🦹ual issues around adding a new team to the grid.

The current contract between🔥 Dorna and the Independent teams is set at 24 grid places - although it is hard to imagine a VR46 project being blocked given its significance for the sport as a whole.

Nonetheless, "at the moment there is no plan for MotoGP for VR46 and Sky", the VR46 team told wuqian0821.com today (Tuesday).

Assuming it wo♑n’t happen for 2019, who might be willing to act as a stop-gap to bridge the Tech3 and VR46 satellite Yamaha eras?

The obvious candidates are existing MotoGP teams with the weakest links to a manufacturer. The same reasoning applies for a new Suzuki or Aprilia satellite 🌌team.

Marc VDS (Honda), Aspar (D🐼ucati) and Avintia (Ducati) have riders contracted only to their team, rather than a factory, plus hand-𒉰me-down machinery.

By contrast, LCR (Honda) and Pramac (Ducati) run factory-contracted riders and have access to at least one of the very latest꧃ machines. Gresini is Aprilia's official team.

Dorna is hoping that each of the six MotoGP manufacturers will eventually support one satellite team. At present the grid is comprised of 8 Ducatis, 6 Hondas, 4 Yamahas, 2 Suzukis, 2🥂 Aprilias and 2 KTMs.

Who do you think will run satellite Yamahas in 2019? Leave your comments below…