With incumbent world champion Fabio Quartararo and team mate Franco Morbidelli, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP is favourite for the 2022 MotoGP season. During the 2022 Winter Test at Sepang International Circuit (SIC), Yamaha unveiled the racing livery adorning the Yamaha YZR-M1.
Not much in the way of changes from the 2021 racing colours,
with the YZR-M1 still decked out in the black and blue with main sponsor
Monster Energy featuring prominently. What is new is the engine package along
with suspension upgrades and updates. Monster Energy Yamaha had a stellar 2021
season, despite the unfortunate incident with Maverick Vinales leading to the
Spanish rider’s dismissal from the team mid-season. Vinales has now joined Aprilia
MotoGP, astride the Aprilia RS-GP V4.
As for Morbidelli, coming to the Yamaha factory team after
the dissolution of Petronas Sepang Racing Team (resurrected as WithU RNF
Racing), a dismal 2021 season with a 17th place overall due to knee surgery
sees the young Italian raring to go.
