Franco Morbidelli says riding the Yamaha is like “riding on butter”, after his first experience of the bike with the Petronas SRT team he will race for in MotoGP next year.  2017 Moto2 champion Franco Morbidelli will join the Sepang-run outfit along with debutant Fabio Quartararo next year, which takes over the Yamaha machinery Tech3 has dumped in favour of factory-supported KTMs.  Morbidelli spent his rookie year in MotoGP riding the aggressive Honda with the Marc VDS squad, and admitted after his first test on the M1 in Valencia he will have to change his riding style to one which is “much smoother” than he had on the RC213V.  “Yes, of course...
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