Former WorldSSP Champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Locatelli has confirmed he will stay at Yamaha for t𝐆he 2026 and 2027 WorldSBK seasons.

The Italian, who has been with Yamaha since that title-winning WorldSSP season in 2020 and who has contested all five of his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:World Superbike seasons so far on a Yamaha R1, will be back in blue for the next two years as well thanks t🍌o a new contract extension sigꦓned between Locatelli and the Iwata manufacturer.

Locatelli won Yamaha’s first WorldSBK race sin♋ce 2023 earlier this year at Assen, so it is a continuation of a partnership between factory and rider that makes sense.

“I am really happy to sign with Yamaha for another two years,” said Loඣcatelli.

“I have been with Yamaha for many years now, and I believe in the te🗹am, I believe in the people at Yamaha and want to continue to work, b🔯ecause I feel that we can achieve a lot more together.

“The people at Yamaha believ🍃e in me and this i𝓰s important.

“Our approach will be to continue to push and try and make progress, just like we 🎃have seen this season. And of course, before 2026, our focus is on secuꦡring the best result possible in 2025.”

Niccolo Cane🐻pa, Yamaha Motor Europe Road Racing Sporting Manager, added: “Having been with us for six years now, Andrea [Locatelli] has beco🐓me a true part of the Yamaha Racing family.

“His performances have been impreꦇssive since his rookie season and it has always felt like he has been on an u༺pward trajectory in WorldSBK, as evidenced this season where he’s taken a real step forward to become not just the established leading Yamaha rider in the championship, but also a regular front-runner and podium contender.

“Keeping hold of him for the future was a priority for us as we look to take the next step with the R1 in WorldSBK, and we are pleased to have reached an agreement that will see him become one🥀 of the longest serving Yamaha riders in WorldSBK history.”