Last Friday, Yamaha announced its partnership with Prima Pramac Racing, which will begin in the 2025 MotoGP season. This partnership marks the return of a satellite team for Yamaha, which it did not have in 2023 and 2024, and is expected to aid in the development of the YZR-M1.
Massimo Meregalli, the team director, stated in an official broadcast on the championship’s website: ‘It’s a big achievement, because we always complain about the fact we couldn’t have more than two bikes on track. And with the structure that Pramac has, I think will bring us an additional value’.
According to the Italian, this collaboration is different from what Yamaha had in the past with Tech3 and Petronas/RNF, as it involves a second factory team similar to what KTM is currently attempting with Tech3:
– We will definitely have a different way of working compared to our previous satellite team. Now they will be our independent second factory team. […]. I’m extremely happy because the structure that they have is one of the most professional in this paddock. I think we really ended up in a way we couldn’t do better.