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CAL CRUTCHLOW IN FOR VINALES AT YAMAHA
MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA AND MAVERICK VINALES HAVE MUTUALLY AGREED TO SEVER TIES, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. CAL CRUTCHLOW WILL SADDLE UP IN YAMAHA BLUE FOR THE UPCOMING SILVERSTONE ROUND.
to Yamaha for the great opportunity. I am also thankful for the support they gave me during these 4.5 years of racing and will look back with pride on the results we achieved together." - Maverick Vinales
It was earlier this week when SBI reported that Vinales The British rider Cal Crutchlow will don the blue was breaking his 2021-2022 contract and would be Yamaha leathers, saddling up as teammate to making the move from Monster Energy Yamaha to the current MotoGP Championship leader, Fabio the Aprilia Racing Gresini team after he finished the Quartararo. This announcement comes directly after 2021 season. Moods change like the wind in the the announcement that Monster Energy Yamaha and GP paddock and Vinales is out, as in now! Maverick Vinales have mutually agreed to end their Monster Energy Yamaha has called upon the talents obligations, effectively immediately. Cal Crutchlow to serve at his home race for the “Following our mutual decision in Assen to part upcoming British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit. ways a year early, it was also decided to commit to completing the current season with maximum effort “It’s a privilege to be a part of Yamaha and to do from both sides. However, at the Styrian GP the race what originally was supposed to be three races for didn‘t turn out as we had hoped, and regrettably it the Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team, but the did not end well. After thorough consideration both plans have changed. I want to thank them and I parties have agreed it would be best to end the look forward to riding with the Factory Team.” - Cal partnership with immediate effect. I am deeply grateful Crutchlow. 56 | SPORTBIKESINCMAG.COM | SEPTEMBER 2021
