– MotoGP team-mates Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró will form part of the rider line-up for the factory Yamaha team at this year's Suzuka 8 Hours event.Tech 3 duo Smith and Espargaró will debut at the event alongside All Japan Road Race champion Katsuyuki Nakasuga on a specially-developed YZF-R1.It will be the first time since 2002 that Yamaha has fielded a factory outfit for the prestigious race, which it has won on four occasions, most recently in 1996."I'm looking forward to trying a new form of motorcycle racing and even more so along with my MotoGP team-mate Pol and Katsuyuki Nakasuga, who has a strong record at this special race," said Smith."I think it will be...
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