Yamaha has confirmed that Monster Energy will become its new title sponsor in MotoGP from the 2019 season as part of a new multi-year agreement. As reported by Motorsport.com on Saturday, Monster replaces outgoing sponsor Movistar, which had backed Yamaha's factory machines since the 2014 season. As such, the Iwata squad will be officially renamed 'Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team' in 2019. Although not confirmed, the new tie-up means Yamaha's pair of works M1 could switch from a mostly dark blue design to a largely black livery similar to that used by satellite team Tech 3. Yamaha MotoGP team boss Lin Jarvis said: "We are delighted to have reached agreement with Monster Energy as the...
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