Mercato Moto GP: Bradley Smith extends to Tech3 in 2016

After his teammate Pol Espargaro, it is the turn of the Briton Bradley Smith to be renewed within the Var team Tech3 in 2016. The announcement of this one-year extension comes as planned a few days before the national race of the pilot age 24, the British Grand Prix, scheduled for this weekend at Silverstone. 

After his, it is the turn of the British Bradley Smith to be renewed within the Var team Tech3 in 2016. The announcement of this one-year extension comes as planned a few days before the national race of the 24-year-old driver , the British Grand Prix, scheduled for this weekend at Silverstone. 

Smith returns to Tech3 ahead of his family

The n ° 38 will play its fourth season in the premier class on an M1 satellite from the team of Herve Poncharal, one of the most coveted motorcycles on the MotoGP field after the factory Honda, Yamaha and Ducati. While Smith’s overtime comes as no surprise – – it’s one less good handlebars for the …

Propelled in MotoGP in 2013 thanks to an agreement with Tech3 (Poncharal had promised him the handlebars of the M1 after his two years on the Mistral in Moto2), Bradley Smith took some time to find his marks in the premier class (and) . So much so that some observers wondered if he was really in his place…

Totally dominated last year by his young debutant of teammate Pol Espargaro, the n ° 38 lived dark hours and deeply questioned himself: courageously, Smith will admit even last summer not to be up to the potential of his motorcycle. By dint of hard work, he will finally manage to raise his level and resolve the front axle problems that hampered his races..

Immediately, the results expected from him began to arrive: 5th in Aragon (Spain), 3rd in Australia and again 5th in Malaysia, Smith achieved an exemplary end of the 2014 season. And the most interesting is that he started the 2015 campaign at the same pace !

More self-confident, better prepared physically and more precise in his comments, the Tech3 pilot has so far never finished beyond eighth position and is fifth in the general classification, being the best satellite pilot. classroom ! 

"I’m obviously very happy to continue my journey with Monster Yamaha Tech3. We’re going to have a sixth year together (two in Moto2 and four in MotoGP, Editor’s note) and I’m happy to give the team the results and performance it deserves. ", comments the native of Oxford, recent .

"We are achieving our goals and it is positive"

"We are achieving our goals so far this year and it is positive. Everyone trusts me in the team and although 2016 will be a difficult year due to the change of regulations, I am optimistic because the satellite riders should have more opportunities. So I am confident for next year and we will continue to work hard to try to put our sponsors on the podium. 2016 will be an exciting season and I will be delighted to compete with the Yamaha YZR-M1 and the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team ".

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