Following the 2021 MotoGP eSport Championship‘s four Pro Draft Challenges, which he passed with flying colours, Lorenzo Daretti is set to take part in the Global Series again. The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team are delighted to take this opportunity to announce the renewal of their contract with the double MotoGP™ eSport World Champion, also known by his gamer tag Trastevere73 or Trast73.

Daretti has been a top challenger in MotoGP™ eSport since 2017. He showed great professionalism as well as a genuine passion for motorsports from the start of his career, and it therefore came as no surprise that he secured the 2017 and 2018 MotoGP™ eSport World Championship Title. In 2019, he joined the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team as its official eRider for the first time. To this day, Trastvere73 remains the man to beat. He went on to secure the 2019 and 2020 Vice-Champion title and is as hungry as ever for the win.

The 21-year-old and his avatar will again have matching customised rider gear (leathers, boots, gloves and helmet), to finish off the complete Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider look.

Besides cheering him on in the MotoGP™ eSport Championship, fans can also look forward to seeing Daretti in action at various (Covid-19 friendly) promotional events. Moreover, being a biker himself, he will also participate in selected Yamaha events on track and on road (following Covid-19 prevention guidelines).

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Established names like Jose Julian Garcia (SIC58 Squadra Corse); the only race winner left in the field, Daniel Holgado (Aspar Junior Team) and David Salvador (TM Racing Factory Team), the top finishers in 2020 who return this season, will be eager to stop them though, and the likes of Diogo Moreira (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Takuma Matsuyama (Asia Talent Team) have shown key flashes of pace too. But the Entry List is incredibly deep, with scores of riders looking to take points, get into the top ten or five, and fight for the podium. 

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If it’s value for money you are looking for, then Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) continues to look a smart option. For the second week running, the South African makes the Dream Team thanks to a haul of 32 points, leaving the top managers with plenty to ponder as he continues to perform on Sundays. However, you may need to act quick, as his stock continues to rise, his valuation increasing by 300k to 2.9 million.

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With Martin ruled out of action for Round 4, former MotoGP™ rider and current WorldSBK star Tito Rabat will take his compatriot’s place at the Spanish GP. Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will be busy on the 29th and 30th of April as the Italian takes part in a private test for the Bologna factory at Mugello. So, in agreement with Ducati, the team have therefore decided to offer Rabat the opportunity to race at the Spanish GP in Jerez on the Desmosedici GP21.

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Paolo Pavesio, Director Marketing and Motorsport, Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.: “Yamaha has been the official supplier of scooters to Dorna Sports and the FIM MotoGP World Championship since 2005 and we’re proud that this partnership will continue in 2021. Yamaha will provide a fleet of the updated NMAX 125, a scooter that, with excellent agility, easy stability, generous inbuilt storage capacity and its sporty Yamaha DNA, has been a bestseller in both Europe and Asia and is a perfect fit for the demands of the MotoGP paddock.”

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“I had the opportunity to study the other riders, I arrived late, but I made it,” started the Avintia Esponsorama rider. “On the last lap, I was the fastest on the grid. I have been able to race the bike in the right way, avoiding movement, and achieved the best result of the season so far. I am very satisfied with the work we have done. We are heading to Jerez convinced of our potential and knowing that we can be in the first positions.”

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