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I was really pleased to hear that Bradley Smith and Tech 3 will continue together for another year. I think Smith and the Tech 3 team are happy as well.

If I were in Smith’s place, Tech 3 is the satellite team I’d want to ride for. And if I were Hervé Poncharal, I’d be glad to give Smith another year to reach his potential. Smith is fast, works very hard, and just needs things to start going his way a bit more than they have done.

This will be Smith’s fifth year at Tech 3, after his Moto2 efforts, which means that only Olivier Jacque will have spent more time as a Tech 3 rider.

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