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KTM feels like a 'real prototype' – Hafizh Syahrin

Tech3 MotoGP rider Hafizh Syahrin says the KTM he will race in 2019 feels like a “real prototype” compared to the Yamaha he rode last year.  Syahrin became Malaysia's first premier class rider in 2018 when he was chosen to replace the sidelined Jonas Folger at Tech3, and went on to finish second-best rookie in 16th overall.  He was retained by Herve Poncheral's squad for 2019, which will become a factory-supported KTM  customer after severing a 20-year partnership with Yamaha.  Comparing the M1 and the RC16 during the Valencia test, Syahrin says the bike is “totally different” to the “easy for beginners” Yamaha in most...
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