The adventure of the Malaysian team RNF teamwhich broke into the 2019 MotoGP World Championship in a big way as a Yamaha satellite team under the name SRT Team with Petronas sponsorship and went on to win the title of best independent team in 2019 and 2020, has been ‘kicked out’ from the 2024 World Championship of the Selection Committee, the last chapter of what would be the announced death of that team, now a customer of Aprilia, which had world champions such as Valentino Rossi, Fabio Quartararo, Franco Morbidelli and Andrea Dovizioso in the ranks this.
The statement reads: “The MotoGP Selection Committee, made up of members of the FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports, has decided not to select the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP team for the 2024 season.
Repeated violations and violations of the Participation Agreement affecting the public image of MotoGP forced this decision to be made.
The Selection Committee will review applications for a new independent team, using Aprilia machinery, to join the MotoGP class grid for 2024.
“Further information on this matter will be provided in due course.”
The news comes the day after the end of the 2023 campaign and the day before the 2024 preseason begins with the Cheste test this Tuesday. Throughout the season there had been speculation about the team’s financial difficulties. At the time KTM considered giving them places to set up a third team, when they had too many drivers under contract and there was also speculation about the arrival of Marc Márquez, and, again, a few weeks ago it was rumored that there was an intention to buy those places.
The CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team has a contract until 2026 to participate in the MotoGP Championship and this Saturday they issued a statement “to clarify the speculation” where they assured that “this contract has very clear terms and conditions and until now we have still not been notified of a breach of a contractual obligation. Furthermore, we have not received any notice to terminate this contract. Furthermore, RNF has a valid contract with Aprilia and we have not received any notice to terminate this contract.”
And they came out about the untimely payment of parts to Aprilia: “There are no debts to Aprilia and all amounts have been paid since the beginning of this year. In addition to what is in the contract, we have agreed on additional mechanics and we have met the additional costs.”
A month ago, boss Razlan Razali jumped
However, there was an internal crisis in the team and the company RNF Racing Ltd. is subject to an internal audit by the majority shareholder (CDT) to review internal processes and employee activities. Razlan Razali40% owner and visible face of the project, resigned a month ago, although he de facto said goodbye this Sunday, “due to pressure exerted by shareholders following poor performance and financial decisions, ” concluded the team’s statement. Two days later and despite the fact that there was talk of new partners joining, they withdrew their MotoGP spots.
Source: La Verdad
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