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The last three MotoGP races have seen Johann Zarco lose out on victory by just 0.337s (Valencia), lead for 16 laps (Qatar) and finish runner-up by an even smaller margin of 0.251s (Argentina).

MotoGP rookie Hafizh Syahrin made up eight places on the opening lap in Argentina, paving the way for his first top ten finish in the premier-class.

After leading for 16 laps at the Qatar season-opener, Johann Zarco will try again to make history as the first satellite Yamaha winner of the four-stroke MotoGP era, in Argentina this weekend.

Thailand's debut on the MotoGP calendar this season means Malaysia no longer holds the only motorcycle grand prix in South East Asia.

Hafizh Syahrin scored the first ever MotoGP points by a Malaysian rider on his premier-class debut in Qatar.

Monster Yamaha Tech3 crew chief Nicolas Goyon has had a revolving door of riders since Jonas Folger's sudden withdraw from last October's Japanese MotoGP. Just three months earlier the pair had been celebrating Folger's brilliant ride to second place in his home German Grand Prix.

There were more than a few eyebrows raised when it became clear that Hafizh Syahrin had moved into pole position for the vacant Monster Yamaha Tech3 ride. But by the end of a debut test in Thailand, the 23-year-old had silenced his doubters.

Hafizh Syahrin cut 1.167s from this lap time during day two on the Monster Yamaha Tech3 MotoGP bike, hauling the Malaysian off the bottom of the timesheets and within 2.1s of fastest man Marc Marquez.

Malaysia is on the verge of its first ever MotoGP rider after confirmation that Hafizh Syahrin will test for the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team.

"We did speak to some teams, but we think 2018 is too early for Hafizh in MotoGP"