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Betul Ke Hafizh Syahrin Penunggang MotoGP Malaysia Yang Pertama?

Ada sesetengah pihak telah bertanya, adakah Hafizh Syahrin penunggang MotoGP Malaysia yang pertama.
Selepas selesainya sesi ujian MotoGP di Thailand, kita tidak boleh nafikan lagi yang Hafizh adalah penunggang dari Malaysia yang pertama mengemudi motosikal MotoGP 1,000cc era moden ini.
Pengesahan muktamad akan datang dari pasukan Monster Yamaha Tech3 sama ada Hafizh Syahrin akan menjadi penunggang MotoGP kelahiran Malaysia pertama yang akan bertanding dalam kelas premier pada musim ini.

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Is Hafizh Syahrin really the first Malaysian MotoGP rider?

Some folks have been asking about Hafizh Syahrin being the first Malaysian MotoGP rider.

After the MotoGP Thai test, it can be safely said that Hafizh is the first Malaysian to ride a modern-day 1,000cc MotoGP bike.

The final confirmation will come from Monster Yamaha Tech3 on whether Hafizh Syahrin will become the first Malaysian MotoGP rider to race in the premier class this season.

It has been quite an amazing week for all Malaysians as Hafizh Syahrin was selected to join the MotoGP pre-season testing at the Buriram International Circuit. Riding the Yamaha M1 for the Monster Yamaha Tech3 squad, Hafizh Syahrin ultimately became the first ever South East Asian rider to ride a proper 1,000cc modern day MotoGP bike. (more…)

Hafizh Syahrin Bakal Menjadi Penunggang MotoGP Negara Yang Pertama!

Hafizh Syahrin telah diatur untuk menjadi penunggang MotoGP Malaysia yang pertama pada tahun 2019.
Dia akan menyertai pasukan Petronas Sprinta Racing pada tahun hadapan, diuruskan oleh SIC (Sepang International Circuit).
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif SIC, Datuk Razlan, yakin yang Hafizh akan melakukan yang lebih baik bagi tahun hadapan.

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Malaysia’s First MotoGP Rider in 2019

Hafizh Syahrin is slated to be Malaysia’s first MotoGP rider in 2019.
He will join the Petronas Sprinta Racing team next year, managed by the Sepang International Circuit (SIC).
SIC CEO, Datuk Razlan, is confident Hafizh will do better next year.

The Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is determined to groom Hafizh Syahrin for the big time: MotoGP.

As was reported earlier, Hafizh Syahrin’s long-time team Moto2, Petronas Raceline Malaysia had split ways for the 2018 Moto2 season (click here for our report). Hafizh will join the Petronas Sprinta Racing Moto2 team next year. The team is managed by SIC.

SIC’s Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Razlan Razali has expressed the intention of having Hafizh in MotoGP with Dorna and MotoGP teams. “We have expressed our interest with Dorna and also discussed the matter with a number of MotoGP teams this past week,” he said.

Datuk Razlan Ramli, courtesy of gpmalaysia

But the 2018 slots have all been taken. “There are still slots available for new satellite teams in 2019,” added Datuk Razlan.

Datuk Razlan is confident that Hafizh will do better with Petronas Sprinta Racing, before making the leap to the top class.

The fact that Malaysian racers, including Hafizh, have traditionally done well in wet weather is not lost upon Datuk Razlan, “We also need them to do well in dry races. Hafizh has done well (in mixed weather races) here at and this is what we want.”

Datuk Razlan believes Hafizh will do better in 2018 as Petronas Sprinta Racing (read: SIC) will provide him a better bike and mechanics.

The target for Hafizh Syahrin is to finish in the overall top five in the Moto2 class next year. Syahrin is currently in 11^th this season, with one race to go. He had finished 9^th overall in 2016.

Difficulties saw Hafizh finishing last Sunday’s Shell Malaysia Moto2 race in sixth, after qualifying in tenth.

This report is adapted from Sepang Circuits Facebook post. You could visit their Facebook page by clicking here.

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