Not so gentle reminder that in 2021, Mav got a podium in Assen and not even 24 hours later they announced that he'd leave them at the end of the season, a year earlier than planned. He had every right to be mad at a team that he did so much for. I know yall don't wanna accept it, but he ended their longest unlucky streak, dominated the 2017 preseason tests, won the first two races of the season and won Le Mans and came third in the championship even while the team struggled with grip in the whole second half of the season. The first half of 2019 wasn't too good but he won Assen and then got 5 more podiums including a Malaysia win and came 3rd in the championship again. He started 2020 strong with a double second place in Jerez and later a win in the Emilia-Romagna gp. Then it all started to go down and he only came 6th. Started 2021 of with a win in the first round which should also be his last for Yamaha
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari is a race track near the Italian town of Imola. It recently hosted the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
— Photos by Dan Istitene and Peter Fox