Bradley Smith has confirmed exclusively to MCN that it looks likely that he will not renew his deal with the Tech 3 Yamaha squad for a fifth year, as he chases down a factory ride for next season. “I won’t be in a Tech 3 garage in 2017. I think it’s clear what Yamaha’s ambitions are within our team, and I think this’ll be my last year. Herve Poncheral and Yamaha have their own programme in place to turn the team into a junior team, a junior feeder, and I’m 99% certain I won’t be part of it.” However, Smith remains confident that he has a chance at a factory ride for 2017. Admitting to MCN that he probably isn’t in the queue for a Honda or Yamaha, he nonetheless says...
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