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Smith Confirmed at Tech 3 For 2016

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Bradley Smith will stay with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team after signing a one-year contract extension with the satellite Yamaha squad. The Briton has enjoyed a magnificent 2015 season, scoring points at every single race to lead the satellite battle, and today’s news will see him enjoy a fourth year with Tech 3 in the premier class, and sixth in all.

Speaking on the eve of his home Grand Prix at Silverstone, Smith is delighted to see the relationship with Tech 3 continue and is confident he will be able to compete on an equal footing with factory-contracted teammate Pol Espargaro.

“Obviously, I am really pleased to be able to continue this journey with the Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team and it’s fantastic news to resign for another season. We will be going into our sixth year together and I must say that it is certainly nice to be giving the guys the results and performances that they deserve at the moment. So far in 2015, I have been finishing where we want to be which is very positive, as I’m sure that I am in debt to them for the first two years in the premier class! Everyone in the team has put their faith in me again and we know that 2016 will be tricky due to the changes in regulations, however, I am optimistic that this will give the satellite riders more of a chance to be competitive. Therefore I am confident about going into next year, as I know that everything will be fairer so we will continue to work together and we fully intend to take our sponsors onto the podium. 2016 will be exciting and I am more than pleased about being able to ride aboard the Yamaha YZR-M1 and with the Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team.”

Team Principal Herve Poncharal has hailed the loyalty Smith has shown to Tech 3 and expects today’s news to propel him to even greater achievements.

“I am super happy and proud to finally announce that Bradley Smith will remain with our team for one more year. Brad will hold the record with Colin Edwards for the amount of time in the premier class with Tech3, which is four years and this shows that he will be a very important rider in the team’s history. Of course, he deserves to be given the opportunity by the team together with Factory Yamaha to ride an M1 for another season after having had a fantastic first part of the year. In addition, the incredible win that he achieved with Pol and Nakasuga at the Suzuka 8 Hours was really impressive and he made us proud. Now we hope that the fact that his future is sorted will give him a big boost for his upcoming home GP and I am sure that he is going to be even stronger in the final rounds of the 2015 season compared to what we have seen so far.”

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