Tech3 team boss Herve Poncheral says he expected more support from Yamaha for the 2018 MotoGP season after Johann Zarco's incredible debut year. Tech3 announced on the week leading up to the Qatar test that it would be breaking its ties with Yamaha, having received an offer Poncehral “could not say no” to from a rival manufacturer. Zarco – who topped the combined timesheets of the Qatar test - stunned in his rookie campaign aboard the year-old YZR-M1, amassing three podiums and two pole positions on his way to top rookie placement in sixth in the standings. Poncehral admitted “everybody expected something a bit special from Yamaha” for 2018 as a result,...
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