Dominique Aegerter will continue until the end of 2024 as a rider for the Yamaha Superbike teamafter the 32-year-old pilot agreed to extend the existing contract for another year with Yamaha Motor Europe, which he confirmed in an official statement.
The 2024 season will be the Swiss’s fourth as a Yamaha riderafter signing for the Japanese manufacturer in 2021 to compete in the Supersport World Championship with the “Ten Kate Yamaha” team.
The former Moto2 race winner made an immediate impact, winning ten races en route to the world championship title in his first attempt, and the following season finished on the podium 17 times, successfully defending his title and becoming the third rider in history of the intermediate category to be proclaimed world champion in consecutive years.
That’s rightDominique Aegerter has moved to the Superbike teamthat at present occupies ninth position in the championship standingswho has so far finished three races as the best independent driver.
“It was a pleasure for us to see our double Supersport World Champion Dominique adapt so quickly to WorldSBK. He impressed us all, starting with the first race where he put in an impressive qualifying performance to secure a front row start at Phillip Island,” recalled Yamaha Superbike Head of Competition Andrea Dosoli.
“I am happy and proud to extend my agreement with Yamaha to continue in SuperbikeI have two Supersport titles with Yamaha, but now my goal is to improve my results and be more competitive in the Superbike class, and I will do my best to achieve that goal,” explained Dominique Aegerter in the press release.
“My season as a rookie started well, and even though I haven’t been on the podium yetthere are still a few races to go, and I had some good matches on the track that taught me a lot, but I want to always be at the front, and that will be my goal for next season,” added the Swiss. .
“I especially want to remember Mirko Giansanti, who recently diedwho played a very important role in the GRT Yamaha team,” said Dominique Aegerter.
Source: La Verdad
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