Remy Gardner’s “muddying the water” verdict on MotoGP test role
Could Remy Gardner take a Yamaha test rider job?

Remy Gardner says the idea of being a Yamaha MotoGP test rider full-time in 2025 alongside his World Super꧑bike duties would be “muddying the water” for both parties.
The 2021 Moto2 world champion was drafted by Yamaha to r👍eplace the injured Alex Rins in Germany last month, before being called u💙p to stand in for wildcard Cal Crutchlow at the test team at the British Grand Prix.
Gardner - who ultimately took over Rins’ entry after Friday due to ongoing injury woes for the 💜Spaniard - was last in both races at Silverstone.
Gardner was asked by media including mahbx.com at Silverstone if a MotoGP test rider ro🌜le for Yamaha appealed, alongside his WSBK duties. He said: “I don’t think so. I don’t think both things are going to be possible.
"I think it would be kind of shooting themselves in t🅺he foot ✱because in the end it’s a completely different bike.
"I’m sure with time I could do just as well, but it’s a completely different bike and going from one week to one to anothe🅺r it’s not the best to focus on one single championship.
“I felt that in Donington, it to♑ok me five laps to get going again and we str༺uggled in Donington.
“I’m not sureꩵ if it was because of that or not, but we’ll see this weekend in Portimao. Portimao is a track I like, so should go decent there.
“But it would definitely be muddying💟 the waters and definite✤ly shooting themselves and me in the foot. So, I think it would have to be either one or the other.”
Having enjoyed podium success with GRT Yamaha in W𓄧SBK this year, Gardner says his desire is to keep racing🅠 competitively over testing.
“I mean, I’m a 26-year-old young boy still, I💞’ve got a fire in my belly,” he added.
“Got my first poไdium in nearly🔥 two years a couple of weeks ago and I want more.
“I got fourth in Most and that was gut-wrenching. I’🎶m hungry for it, for those podiums.
“I like r🅷acing, I like fighting and I still think I can fight for a championship in the future. I’m a racer, so it might ha🔯ve to be either a full season here. We’ll see.”
While Yamaha does have seats available on the 2025 MotoGP grid at Pramac, 🍃it looks𒀰 likely one will go to Miguel Oliveira, while numerous names from Moto2 have been linked to the other.
