Miguel Oliveira “Surprised” Yamaha MotoGP ax, Minonsion decision can go with its own way

Miguel Oliveira He admitted that “surprised” by the decision of Yamah “to invite the performance clause in his contract and drop it from Pracam 2026. years.

On Thursday, Yamaha announced that he announced that Jack Miller will remain in their satellite composition to another consecutive seasonPartnership with the coming World Superbike Star Toprak Superbika.

The news leaves an uncertain future for Oliveira, with a Japanese manufacturer only stating that “wishes him a lot of happiness and much success in the future challenges that are coming.”

Only one in two 2025. The hatchman’s engagement ever kept his seat after Yamaha announced the signing of the clatter in June. There was also risks that both could be able to become impacted at the same time, because it was fought for the services of the Moto2 Racing Diogo Moreira.

In the end, Honda signed Moreira for her satellite clothingLeaving Yamahu to conclude that Miller is the best choice for the rest of the remaining pramaca.

Oliveira talked a long time about the decision, which he said, revealing himself as a “weakest relationship” in Argentina, forced him to lack the four Grands on forcing four Grands.

“I know that there was this decision in progress, but he took the surprise in the sense of the whole image,” he explained.

“When I decided to join 2024. (for 2025. year), this project was based on a plus-one-year contract, with a performance clause in the middle of the first year.

“The idea was to get two experienced drivers to another (Yamaha) team, just trying to get feedback and help cross the project.

“I’m sure it was (the decision) conditioned two key times. The first moment was injury, where I returned too late, when the decision on another rider was already made for the bow.

“I felt like the weakest relationship because I came from injury and every race was somehow” to prove, show us what it was worth “.

“It’s okay to have a pressure, but such pressure is a bit …. I don’t want to say wrong, it’s not on me to judge, but it was like that.

“The decision actually getting so long created more anxiety. Comes here (on races) and getting all of you guy (journalists) – You are, I guess, normally in it.

“It was not a massacre, but it was always up to date, and you always ask. So you enter the weekends to deal with the team, plus (especially) with stomachs really really curl sometimes, because you know nothing.

“And the decision came late. In Balaton, at the end, Rookie Yamaha tried to say” no “, otherwise there would be a different setting of the one you look at the moment.

“It’s one of those things you may disagree (with), you may not find it the best, but that’s what you are.

Miguel Oliveira, Pramac Racing

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Earlier this year, the ruling champion Jorge Martin He tried to get out of his April contract based on performance clauses, which is almost completely without action due to more injuries.

The attempt caused a restlessness, and critics enroll in his intention and professionalism after Aprilia stood beside her dismissal of the injury.

Oliveira is now in the opposite situation, with the bow of Yamaha by deciding activity after his injuries prevented him from fulfilling the performance clauses in his contract.

He asked if it wasn’t any connection to Yamaha’s decision, he said, “Fair or unfair is not actually for me to judge.

“At the end of the day, it’s a passive job (s) a lot of passions in this,” he said. It is a goal; Children’s dream to go to MotoGP to drive a bicycle. That this privilege is quite large.

“But at the same time, it’s a job and like any job, you have a boss and the chief decides and makes decisions.

“Like I said, it came as a surprise. It was a surprise in the sense of talking to everyone talking to everyone, the Japanese group tries to get feedback on how I work.

“And it really seems to me like feedback and the way I work, so you start thinking that things are actually there, there is finally one guy who decides and that’s it and that’s it.”

The future indecisive

Oliveira suggested that he was interested in taking a test role to stay in MotoGP Paddock, but also wants to stay active as full time.

“On the paper, there seems to be open for me a different door, and I haven’t decided anything yet and I’m really open to hear any suggestions,” he said.

“My heart is really really connected with this paddock and, of course, a thing available on this Paddock can only be (a) test rider (role).

“But to be connected to the factory and help build a bike something stimulates, it is different (interesting), but I really want to race.”

He asked if Yamaha had offered him a chance to replace the Jonathan Rea retirement in his VSBK team, Oliveira said only: “We are in conversation.”

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