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A switch to Aprilia for the 2023 MotoGP season brought the curtain down on four years as a satellite Yamaha team for SRT/RNF. But the Yamaha association went much further back for team manager Wilco Zeelenberg.

Fabio Quartararo may have been beaten to the 2022 MotoGP title by Francesco Bagnaia but Cal Crutchlow believes no other rider on the grid could have matched the Frenchman's performances on the M1 this year.

RNF’s new era with Aprilia got off to an impressive start with new signing Miguel Oliveira fourth fastest on his debut at the Valencia MotoGP test.

New RNF signings Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez have revealed it was the form of Maverick Vinales, rather than MotoGP title contender Aleix Espargaro, that helped convince them to join Aprilia for 2023.

KTM has thanked Miguel Oliveira and wished him all the best for the future following confirmation that the Portuguese will switch to RNF Aprilia for the 2023 MotoGP season.

Tech3 KTM rookie Remy Gardner could be left without a MotoGP seat for 2023.

Rookie Darryn Binder was in ‘full survival mode’ as he battled to bring his RNF Yamaha to the finish, on a medium rear tyre, at the British Grand Prix.

An exclusive interview with RNF MotoGP team principal Razlan Razali covering Andrea Dovizioso’s surprise retirement, Cal Crutchlow’s return, Darryn Binder’s rookie campaign, swapping Yamaha for Aprilia next season and more.

Having already indicated he would not be racing in MotoGP next season, Andrea Dovizioso nonetheless sprang a surprise at Silverstone on Thursday by announcing he is to step down from the RNF Yamaha team after his home Misano round.

Factory Yamaha MotoGP machinery at a Satellite team may not be working out for Andrea Dovizioso this season, but he still believes the performance difference between Official and Independent status is now negligible.

It comes as no great surprise, but Andrea Dovizioso has ruled out continuing in MotoGP for the 2023 season.

Despite feeling he’s probably surprised the RNF Yamaha team during the first half of his rookie MotoGP season, Darryn Binder admits he might be forced to seek a place in Moto2 for 2023.

Rookie Darryn Binder overcomes a long lap penalty to beat Franco Morbidelli and finish as the second-best Yamaha in Sunday’s Italian MotoGP.

Razlan Razali’s RNF team will switch from Yamaha to Aprilia machinery for the 2023 MotoGP World Championship.

Following meetings with Yamaha, Andrea Dovizioso is confident the factory understands the ‘reality’ of the situation and hopes they will try some ‘aggressive’ technical changes.

After battling Franco Morbidelli for a distant 15th place in COTA but still second-best Yamaha behind MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo, a disappointed Andrea Dovizioso explained the complexity of finding the sweet spot with the M1.

Andrea Dovizioso suffered a technical problem for the second MotoGP race in a row at Termas de Rio Hondo on Sunday, but on this occasion it was due to rider error; 'I’m really sorry to the team'.

Following the news that Darryn Binder would jump straight from Moto3 to MotoGP, some of the premier-class grid questioned whether it was time to introduce an F1-style 'super license' to effectively block such a move in future.

RNF Yamaha team-mates Andrea Dovizioso and Darryn Binder head for a new challenge at the Indonesian MotoGP.

'I just gave it my all' - Darryn Binder takes inspiration from past Moto3 races to rise from last on the grid and battle for top MotoGP rookie honours in Qatar. Believes Moto3 corner-speed style 'definitely helps' on the Yamaha.

Bike specification may be the same but Andrea Dovizioso, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli in a 'completely different' situation heading into the Qatar MotoGP - Dovi predicts 'a strange weekend for everybody'

'We are ready!' - Andrea Dovizioso, Darryn Binder and the new-look RNF Yamaha team head for the Qatar MotoGP season-opener.

Jake Dixon may not have been chosen for the RNF MotoGP ride but the Englishman 'did a good job…He surprised us a lot' during his premier-class debut as a replacement at SRT.

Rookie Darryn Binder feels fast enough to be 'amongst' other riders on his MotoGP debut in Qatar and confident 'I've got a lot left', finding balance between bike height and stability.