The partnership between Yamaha and Monster Energy is reportedly set to end in 2026 after eight years.
The California-based energy drinks company is a prominent figure in MotoGP. They are currently linked to the sport’s biggest names, including Francesco Bagnaia, Marco Bezecic and Fabio Quattararo.
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In the year In 2019, Monster Energy took over from Movistar Yamaha Primary sponsor. They have achieved great success together, including the Iwata outfit that won the 2021 Quattro title, the first since Jorge Lorenzo in 2015.
However, the sponsorship is expected to end at the end of the 2026 season, according to the report. Motorsport España.
Yamaha is set to end its partnership with Monster Energy in 2026.
Yamaha are not the only MotoGP team as they have a partnership with Ducati from 2021.
‘Exposure’ and ‘projected success’ are two key aspects of the renewal of sponsorship contracts that Ducati has offered the most. However, Yamaha did not, and the manufacturer has been making a remarkable recovery in recent years.
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The mood around the team now is one of misery. Quatararo has lost his love of riding. Struggling at the back of the grid with a V4 engine. Yamaha has not won a MotoGP race since the 2022 German GP.
Yamaha doesn’t have ‘tools to fight’And with the situation unlikely to improve any time soon, there are ‘many indications’ that their ‘alliance’ with Monster Energy will not be extended beyond 2026.
The lack of success from Iwata’s outfit may be the main reason for the split, but a dynamic line of drivers may be another. Quatararo is joining Honda.As Alex Rins prepares to leave MotoGP, Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura replace him.
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Honda could be set to reunite with Red Bull.
As one partnership prepares to end this season, another is set to begin again. A report from Motorsport España has revealed that Honda could be reuniting with Red Bull.
Red Bull is more likely to partner with Yamaha than Monster, stating that there are ‘ongoing discussions’ between the two parties.
Red Bull has left Honda with Marc Marquez at the end of the 2023 season. Cervera’s Ant will leave the team for Gresini and Ducati in 2025 in pursuit of another title.
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