Monster Yamaha Tech3 has officially announced that Hafizh Syahrin will be their second rider alongside Johann Zarco for the 2018 MotoGP season.
The 23-year old replaces Jonas Folger, who was forced to sit out after being diagnosed with Gilbert’s syndrome. Syahrin recently completed a pre-season testing with the French-based outfit in Buriram, Thailand.
Team manager Harve Poncharal in a statement said, “We had to convince all the people around us, that Hafizh is going to be a good MotoGP rider. Therefore, we had to give him a tough task during the three days of testing in Buriram. In the end, he did a tremendous job, he fulfilled the mission. Yamaha was more than happy with his performance and the whole Tech3 team was delighted.”
