Building Success is the inside story of Petronas Yamaha SRT's debut year in MotoGP™ and the six-part documentary series will premiere exclusively on motogp.com. The first of six episodes will go live on Tuesday, with episodes released every Friday and Tuesday thereafter, meaning motogp.com has you covered for the next three weeks and the best part is, it's absolutely free to view.
This documentary series will offer an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the Petronas SRT team in the MotoGP™ World Championship, immersing you in the paddock, the pit boxes and the lives of the key men behind the team. The newest premier class team and the only one with representation in each category of the championship, this documentary follows the 2019 MotoGP™ World Championship and has unparalleled and exclusive access to the world’s fastest riders, as well as team staff, mechanics and every facet of the sport.
As the Championship progresses and the Petronas SRT achieves successes, failures, highs and lows, you will come along for the ride and bare witness to all of the emotion normally hidden behind the visor. The happiness at taking a first MotoGP™ pole position in Jerez followed by a mechanical issue and retirement from the race reveals the human side of the riders and the team and the emotional investment behind the scenes.
Discover the secrets of how the team was created and the little strokes of luck they had to get two seats on the MotoGP™ grid, explained by the main players. The interesting background of Razlan Razali, a man who does Ironmans as a hobby, but at the same time has been able to grow the passion for MotoGP™ in Malaysia to new levels – all with the aim of having a home rider competing in MotoGP™.
The documentary goes deep into team discussions and meetings in order to understand how they signed Fabio Quartararo - the name on everyone’s lips in the paddock - how they face a Grand Prix weekend, plus how the 2020 line-up will look.
The cameras follow the team at every Grand Prix and will also show the other side of the sport as riders fulfill commercial requests, meet press demands and go to the events they have to as part of a worldwide company like Petronas, for whom motorsport is a key part of brand awareness. MotoGP™ riders steal the spotlight but Petronas SRT work hard with their Moto2™ and Moto3™ riders in order to prepare them for the future too. See how they train far from their home country at the same time as supporting local talent.
The Sepang International Circuit welcomes the 18th round of the MotoGP™ World Championship in what will be a huge event for Petronas SRT. The documentary delves deep into the weekend, where the local fans show their incredible passion for the sport and the riders have pressure – and support – like nowhere else.
So to help the days tick away a little bit quicker in the build-up to the 2020 MotoGP™ season kicking off, motogp.com has you covered for the next three weeks with our latest documentary series Building Success.