In this day and age, teams and riders have no time to mess about when choosing their destiny beyond the 2020 season. Nailing down Viñales – Yamaha’s only race winner in the last two seasons and a rider who has been strongly linked to Ducati – was the first sign Yamaha have wasted no time. A day later, 2019 Rookie of the Year and the man in demand Quartararo was confirmed to be Viñales’ teammate in 2021 and 2022. Then, on 30 January, the return of Lorenzo. The five-time World Champion and Yamaha reuniting, the Spaniard becoming a test rider for – at least – the 2020 season.

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