For the upcoming official MotoGP test in Thailand, Buriram,
Monster
Yamaha Tech3 calls for the services of
Hafizh Syahrin.
With just 23 years of age, the Malaysian rider is already looking back on four
years of Moto2 experience and now feels more than ready to make his first steps
in the premier class of motorcycle racing. Following three exciting days of
testing at the all-new venue for the MotoGP category, the
Monster Yamaha
Tech3 team together with its partners will evaluate the performance of
the new arrival in order to decide a possible permanent ride concerning the 2018
season.
Hafizh SYAHRIN
“First of all, I want to thank Herve Poncharal for giving me this opportunity
and of course the entire Monster Yamaha Tech3 team. I’ll try to do my very best
during these three days in Thailand. For me, it’s a dream coming true to be able
to ride a MotoGP machine. I have to admit, that I’m overly excited to get this
chance. I hope I can be fast from the word go to show everybody what I’m capable
of. In addition, I want to thank Razlan and all the people, who support me and
made this possible. I’m incredibly happy and I’m looking forward to be in
Buriram, because it will be the very first time ever I can ride a MotoGP bike. I
know that I have to learn a lot abroad the Yamaha YZR-M1 and I’m eager to try to
understand how the team works as I know that they are very experienced, so I
want to make the most of their input. During this winter, I trained a lot, yet I
hope this hard work pays off and I can’t wait to get this test started.”
Hervé
PONCHARAL
Team
Manager
“I’m really happy and honored to have the possibility to have Hafizh Syahrin
with us for the test in Buriram. As everybody knows, since Jonas Folger decided
that he couldn’t race in 2018, we’ve been looking for who could be the right
replacement rider. Following the Sepang test, we had many meetings and it has
been decided that Hafizh Syahrin would be a very good choice for the Monster
Yamaha Tech3 team. Right now, it is only three days, but I am more than
convinced that Hafizh is going to show us what he can do. He is young, only 23
years old, has already done some podiums in the Moto2 class, which is not easy.
He ended inside the top 10 in the final ranking of Moto2 in 2017, which is a
huge achievement, because I know how tough this category is. As I always said,
to have a young rider is much more meaningful for the team than having an
already established rider. Let’s do the test, I’m already full of excitement and
optimism and really soon after Buriram we will take a final decision. Yet, I
would like to thank Razlan Razali from Sepang International Circuit, who is the
team manager of Hafizh Syahrin.”
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