Portimao MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli names new crew chief for 2022

Patrick Primmer will be Franco Morbidelli's new Factory Yamaha MotoGP crew chief in 2022.
Franco Morbidelli, Emilia-Romagna MotoGP, 23 October 2021
Franco Morbidelli, Emilia-Romagna MotoGP, 23 October 2021
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Franco ജMorbidelli will not be reunited⛦ with Ramon Forcada at the Factory Yamaha MotoGP team next season.

Nor will he continue with Silvano Galbuseraܫ, the crew chief he is currently working with after an early move from Petronas Yamaha to the Factory team was ma🅷de possible by Maverick Vinales' exit.

While Galbusera will return to the test team next year, Morbidelli will work with Patrick Primm🐽er, who previously worked as V🦩inales' highly-rated Ohlins technician before being forced to stand-down due to Covid travel restrictions in his native Australia.

"Silvano is going to keep on doing his usual job which is being in char💟ge of the testing team and testღing project while I’m going to work with Patrick, who is already here [in Portimao]," Morbidelli said.

"He’s going to be with us this weekend, not working directly, but sitting in and checking out what we’re doing, getting contact with my ℱfeedback, and the🧸 programme of work that we started with Silvano in Misano."

Morbidelli, still recovering from major knee surgery in June, added that Primmer is, "someb💃ody I will be really keen to work with."

Last year's title runner-up had worked with Forcada, who helped Jorge Lorenzo win three world championships&nbs🐎pꦬ;with Yamaha, since joining Petronas in 2019.

Morbidelli initially expressed hope they could be reunited for 2022, but today's news indicates For🎉cada will remain at Petronas wi🗹th Andrea Dovizioso.

Morbidelli scored his first points in M🌃onster colours with 13th place l🐭ast time at Misano.

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