RNF clarifies MotoGP management reshuffle for 2022

The Sepang Racing Crew will withdraw from all a few courses of the MotoGP globe championship at the conclude of the 2021 season and will be rebranded as RNF Racing.

RNF will continue to function in just the MotoGP course only, with Razali and latest SRT workforce manager Wilco Zeelenberg at the helm.

It is understood a rift involving Stigefelt and Razali experienced produced in current months, with RNF’s official team announcement very last weekend through the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix making no mention of Stigefelt.

When questioned by Autosport through the Misano weekend what the condition was with Stigefelt, Razali reported: “Well, I necessarily mean the final three years we are a crew of more than 60 people today.

“So, of system with the changes of the team we could not carry on with Moto3 and Moto2, so our crew has minimized to almost half.

“I consider we’re on the lookout at 29 group users for following year.

“Primarily Johan’s function was to glance following the Moto2 and Moto3, so up coming calendar year with just getting MotoGP I produced the determination that we can take care of with myself and Wilco.

“Hence, we had a mutual settlement with Johan to go in a unique direction.”

It is understood the alleged rift concerning both equally functions could effect Darryn Binder coming up from Moto3 to be part of RNF subsequent year, with the South African having carried out the offer with Stigefelt.

Nonetheless, Yamaha and RNF declared last 7 days that Binder would be coming to the team along with manufacturing unit-backed Andrea Dovizioso – with rookie Binder, younger brother of KTM rider Brad, finding a 2021-spec M1.

Darryn Binder, Andrea Dovizioso, RNF Racing, Razlan Razali, founder and group principal, RNF Racing, Matteo Ballarin, president of Europe Electrical power Group

Photo by: RNF Racing

Yamaha also introduced just a one-12 months deal with SRT for 2022, with an selection there to lengthen at the very least two extra yrs.

Razali says this supply was “not to our expectation”, but described that it was down to trade compliance troubles stemming from RNF becoming an entity set up just a several months in the past.

“With the scenario of the crew, I had to integrate a new entity in the British isles,” Razali explained.

“And for Yamaha, [with us] staying a new firm we wanted to comply with the Security Trade Group.

“It’s all about compliance with Yamaha getting a large Japanese enterprise.

“Because of the lack of observe file with the new entity, and so on, and many others, mainly because of all this company governance compliance issue they could only give us a just one-12 months offer with an extension for the pursuing a long time.

“We will search at by mid-June for them to verify to carry on with us for the adhering to year and so on.

“The give is not to our expectation, but I regard their determination because of to the compliance issues.”