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On July 1, 2026, Yamaha officially announced it will field Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura as factory riders heading into the new 850cc MotoGP era starting in 2027. As a result, current riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins will depart the team at the end of this season.
So it's finally official. Martin and Ogura, these two headliners, are a serious rebuilding plan. Timing it with 2027 — when 850cc and Pirelli redraw the whole balance of power — is a smart move. It'll change the whole atmosphere in the pits. I think this is what lights the fire under Yamaha's comeback.
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Is it becoming 850cc from 2027? Why would they increase displacement?
Martin plus Ogura in the first year of the 850cc switch, that's quite an aggressive lineup.
Winning on an Aprilia and then immediately transferring to Yamaha, kind of a complicated feeling.
Ogura landing a Yamaha factory seat, his rise is too fast, lol.
So they're cutting Quartararo... such a waste when he's still genuinely fast.
Letting go of both Quartararo and Rins is quite a bold move.
