***EXCLUSIVE***
Crash.net is at Yamaha HQ in Italy for the launch of Yamaha's 2017 road racing season and its renewed bid on the World Superbike Championship title.

Regarded as one of motorcycle racing's most formidable young talents, Michael van der Mark embarks on a brand new challenge in 2017 as he switches from Honda to the PATA Crescent Yamaha WSBK team riding the YZF-R1.

Crash.net catches up with Michael van der Mark to discuss his expectations for the 2017 WSBK season, his reasoning for leaving Honda for Yamaha, his first impressions of the R1 and also discuss his MotoGP ambitions...

Crash.net will bring you all the latest from the opening round of the World Superbike Championship season at Phillip Island and throughout the WSBK season

http://bit.ly/2ml3IUD - Yamaha unveils 2017 Yamaha R1 challenger
http://bit.ly/2lut1V4 - Results from Phillip Island pre-season WSBK testing

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