Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis says the potential future arrival of Valentino Rossi's VR46 team in the premier class need not be a barrier to signing a new satellite outfit for 2019. Yamaha has traditionally only supplied one two-bike customer team in addition to its works squad, and needs to find a replacement for KTM-bound Tech 3 if it is to maintain its four-bike presence in 2019. Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal revealed last year that Yamaha would give Rossi's VR46 outfit priority over his own team, as it would not consider supplying more than one satellite operation. The possible arrival of VR46 in MotoGP in 2021 - the earliest Rossi has said the team could enter - could therefore...
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