The British veteran is Yamaha’s test rider and will make his𝓰 first competitive appearance of the season at Motegi on September 29-October 1.

His addition to the grid will give Yamaha a rare and important opportunity to gather data, a luxury they have lacked sincꦉe going without a satellite team this season.

💦“We are very happy with Cal,” Yamaha team manag🌊er Maio Meregalli told .

“In addition, we are pushing to increase the 🍷number of training days in Europe.

“We have already decided that this🐷 year we will do a w♕ildcard in Motegi, and I hope there will be a second one.”

Crutchlow retired at the end of 2020 but, last season, he returned for a six-꧙race stint as a replacement for the retiring Andrea Dovizioso.

Yamaha have, like their Japanese counterparts Honda, struggled to keep pace with their European manufacturer rivals ♏this season.