News: Gran Premio de Catalunya Lin Jarvis Valentino Rossi Wataru Yoshikawa Yoshikawa YZR-M1
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Yamaha Confirmed, Yoshikawa As Replacement For Rossi
Finally Yamaha Motor racing have confirmed that their experienced test driver Wataru Yoshikawa will replaced Rossi position for the Gran Premio Aperol de Catalunya on July 4th. Yoshikawa will riding in place of injuried Valentino Rossi until the Doctor is back to full condition following his broken legs.
Yoshikawa, a Japanese superbike champion, will riding the YZR-M1 which is Rossi’s motorcycle for the Italian side of the Fiat Yamaha garage and is expeted to be with the team for about three races as is expected about ROssi’s return dates.
Lin Jarvis said,
“We have considered many different scenarios and candidate riders to fill the temporary vacant seat in the Fiat Yamaha Team. We had always planned to use a rider from within the Yamaha Motor & Tech 3 family but for each rider we considered who is in active competition, their move to the Fiat Yamaha Team would have created another problem for their own racing programme or for the teams in which they are engaged.”
Yamaha have to Replace Rossi on the Catalunya Grand Prix
Next, Catalunya Grand Prix, 4th July will be without Valentino Rossi there. This news has confirmed by FIAT Yamaha that they will replace Rossi with a racer that still unclear who will take the Rossi’s bike.
Actually, after the Rossi’s accident, Yamaha is preferring to concentrate on Jorge Lorenzo who currently being the leader. But contractual responsibilities with Dorna strive it must place a full line-up of riders by the third race.
Thus, Lin Jarvis has said,
“Concerning the replacement rider – we have decided to field a replacement rider from the Catalunya Grand Prix on 4th July,” he said. ”We have chosen the Catalunya Grand Prix to respect our Team Participation obligations to the MotoGP championship and also to take time to select the most suitable rider and to make sure we’re organised and well prepared for this new situation. At this moment I am unable to tell you who the rider will be because we have not yet made a definitive decision.”
News: Cattolica Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico Valentino Rossi
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Rossi Goes To Cattolica For The Next Treatment
Valentino Rossi has been transferred to a hospital in Cattolica, which is closer to his home.
At 1530 CET Thursday the world champion was released from the Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico in Florence, Italy. Rossi was recovering from surgery last Saturday to mend his broken right leg.
Valentino Rossi was taken by ambulance to a helicopter and being transferred to a hospital in Cattolica, near his home to meet with doctors to discuss the next step of his recovery. Be strong Rossi, we’re always support you.
News: Fiat Yamaha Team Jerez Jorge Lorenzo Spain Valentino Rossi
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Jorge Lorenzo: Number One at Jerez
A great race showed by Jorge Lorenzo at the Gran Premio bwin de España with defeating his compatriot Dani Pedrosa on 2nd place and Rossi on 3rd.
Being the the first on the race, Jerez makes Jorge Lorenzo on the top of the World Championship standings and followed his team mate in Fiat Yamaha Valentino Rossi in 2nd place that placed in third podium.
A great start on the race disclosed Pedrosa lead into turn 1, with Valentino Rossi that rising from 4th to follow Dani and also Nicky Hayden as the riders who battle for early positions.
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Rossi : No more mistakes in Germany
Fiat Yamaha´s Valentino Rossi hopes that his Assen crash marked his final error of the 2008 season.
Rossi conceded his lead in the MotoGP World Championship with a crash in Assen, coincidentally when trying to pass Randy de Puniet -the same rider whom he attempted a pass before crashing out of the 2007 Sachsenring showdown. The circumstances are not lost on the Italian in the run-up to the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, and Rossi is hopeful of having used up his yearly crash quota.
Rossi said,
Last year in Sachsenring I made a mistake and crashed, and at the last race in Assen I also made a mistake, so I hope that I´ve now had my bad moment for this year!
Sachsenring has been a great track for me in the past and it´s a great place to race at; it´s very tight and twisty but it generally suits the Yamaha very well and in 2006 I had a fantastic race there, winning from 11th. We are going there having lost our championship lead but we’re only four points behind so the situation is certainly much better than it was at this point last season.
Valentino Rossi left Barcelona after an Impressive test
After claiming 20 important points to maintain his general standings lead at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, Valentino Rossi left Barcelona after a successful test on Monday.
Rossi and his Fiat Yamaha crew continued their work at the Circuit de Catalunya on Monday afternoon, following up Sunday´s crucial second place finish in the Barcelona race with five hours of testing at the Montmelo track.
Although he`s undoubtedly one of the greatest riders in the history of the sport, even he has certain weaknesses and is the first to admit that race starts are not his strongest point.
Fought Back
Rossi fought back from ninth position on the grid to finish second on Sunday having had set-up problems earlier in the weekend so the test was an important opportunity to work on settings, race starts and qualifying tyres.
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Rossi `s Catalunya new color, the Azzurri blue.
Valentino Rossi was sporting his new look in Montmelo, Friday morning. Check out the video at motogp dot com.
As announced yesterday, Valentino Rossi was running a very special paint scheme and leathers combination in the opening practice session for the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya.
The Italian and his Fiat Yamaha M1 were decked out in the traditional blue of the `Azzurri´, his home country´s national football team set to open their quest for the UEFA European Championship title on Monday.
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News Riders & Teams: Bridgestone Fiat Yamaha Team Valentino Rossi
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Rossi ‘s final tyre adjustments by Bridgestone and Burgess
Bridgestone had the weight of history add their task, providing Valentino Rossi with race-winning tyres at Mugello.
With the need to keep Rossi´s Mugello winning streak alive, Bridgestone were under pressure on Sunday. Delight and relief were experienced by the Japanese tyre manufacturer upon experiencing a one-two at the Gran Premio d´Italia Alice, with Ducati´s Casey Stoner taking 2nd place behind the local hero.
As the victory sank in, Hiroshi Yamada, the Motorcycle Sport Unit Manager said:
“What a great result. It is fantastic to see two Bridgestone riders on the top two steps of the podium for the first time this season. Valentino produced one of his trademark Mugello performances and his victory was a great achievement. With Valentino´s unbeaten record in Mugello, and his pole position from Saturday, we were under a lot of pressure today, so I am glad our tyres were up to the job.”
Valentino Rossi takes seventh consecutive at Mugello
Valentino Rossi, World Championship leader took his seventh premier class home victory at Mugello, in a dominant display.
The script had been written, but it was still up to the Fiat Yamaha rider to perform when the lights went out. Taking the lead from 2007 World Champion Casey Stoner on the fourth lap, Rossi then set about creating a gap between himself and the chasing pack.
He did so with a series of increasingly faster times, and eventually crossed the line with a comfortable advantage for Mugello premier class victory number seven. His rivals must now wait another year to attempt to dethrone the `King of Mugello´.
The supporting cast to the Rossi show was headed by Ducati Marlboro rider Stoner, on the podium at Mugello for only the second time in his Grand Prix career. The result helps Stoner make up ground in the MotoGP standings, in which he maintains fourth place but narrows the gap between himself and Jorge Lorenzo.
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Rossi at buoyant confidence levels for Mugello after important test
Focusing mainly on working with Bridgestone during his 2 days stay in Le Mans, Rossi concentrated on qualifiers, Monday and race tyres, Tuesday, with his findings boosting his already buoyant confidence levels.
He has never doubted his own ability over the past two inconsistent and fruitless seasons, but the current competitiveness of his Yamaha M1 and his blossoming relationship with Bridgestone mean he `s looking particularly strong at present.
Hoping to maintain the momentum of successive victories at Shanghai and Le Mans in his home race at round six in Italy next time out, Rossi hopes apply more pressure on his rivals at Mugello by starting on pole for the first time with Bridgestone, having seen Michelin riders take a clean sweep of 5 straight poles thus far in 2008.
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Rossi `s hard work after celebrations continues
As recorded his 90th career victory on Sunday, Rossi remained 2 days at Le Mans, for testing, putting in 68 laps on Monday.
After equalling Angel Nieto´s career, total of 90 GP wins at the Alice Grand Prix de France on Sunday, Valentino Rossi continued to put in the hard graft in a post-race test at the French track.
Monday was the first of two days of testing for Rossi, who was the sole occupant of the Fiat Yamaha team garage, as colleague Jorge Lorenzo flew back to Spain after his hard-fought second place in France on Sunday, to continue the rehabilitation of his fractured ankles.
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Rossi : I´ll continue for one or two years with Yamaha `very likely´
Valentino Rossi, Le Mans racewinner and current MotoGP World Championship leader, moved one step closer, confirming his future, with Yamaha the most likely outcome.
Valentino Rossi´s future in MotoGP has yet to be decided, but the Le Mans racewinner appears to be heavily leaning towards an extended stay with the factory Yamaha team.
His current 2 year deal was signed before his Mugello home race in 2006, and a decision is expected to be made before the 2008 Gran Premio d´Italia Alice. Rossi hinted to channel TVE´s `MotoGP Club´, Spanish television, that it’s just a matter of negotiating terms with Yamaha for an extension to be confirmed, one that would see him riding for the Japanese factory through 2009 and perhaps beyond.
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News Riders & Teams: Alice Grand Prix de France Fiat Yamaha Team Le Mans Valentino Rossi
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Nieto`s Tribute to Rossi
Angel Nieto was paying a tribute to Rossi after he equaled his Grand Prix win tally of 90 victories.
Rossi´s equaling of Angel Nieto 90 Grand Prix victory milestone may `ve seen the Spaniard relinquishing his legacy as the 2nd most successful rider ever. But the MotoGP Legend wasn ‘t to be excluded from the celebrations in Le Mans.
Rossi was inviting Nieto to join him on a victory lap of the historic French circuit, and Nieto gave the Italian racewinner a well-deserved rest by taking the bars of the Yamaha M1 himself. It was Nieto´s 1st time riding an 800cc machine, with Rossi as his passenger displaying a flag, that commemorated their both achievements.
Nieto spoke about the unique celebration and Rossi´s achievement, after pulling into parc ferme:
“When I was on the bike with Valentino, he told me `this is history´. He is right, it is a fantastic story for us both. We´ve won 180 Grands Prix between us.
Valentino paid homage to my sporting career, and I am delighted to be part of his celebration, and to continue watching these amazing races. Congratulations to Valentino on the 90 wins. He deserves it as he is a star. He´ll be up there this season, of this there is no doubt.”
Calendar & Circuits News Riders & Teams: Alice Grand Prix de France Fiat Yamaha Team Le Mans Valentino Rossi
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Rossi takes 90th victory, World Championship lead, equalling Angel Nieto, at the Alice Grand Prix de France
Valentino Rossi took a second consecutive race victory at the Alice Grand Prix de France, ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards.
Equalling Angel Nieto `s Record
Rossi took a runaway triumph at the Alice Grand Prix de France, equalling Angel Nieto `s record of 90 World Championship wins with a superb solo run.
In a selfless display, Rossi shared the limelight with the MotoGP Legend, asking Nieto to take him on a parade lap onboard the Yamaha M1. Aside from equalling the historic milestone, the win also allowed the five-time MotoGP World Champion to assume the leadership of the overall standings for the first time this season.
Whilst second row starter Rossi had broken away from the pack early, the battle for the podium was closely contested right up to the line. The Italian´s Fiat Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo once again took his share of the limelight, bursting through the field to take second place in spite of a catalogue of injuries. His latest rostrum means that he is now the highest rookie point scorer from an opening five races in history, overtaking hero Max Biaggi.
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News Riders & Teams: Alice Grand Prix de France Fiat Yamaha Team Le Mans Valentino Rossi
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Rossi and Fiat Yamaha, Unfinished business at Le Mans
Valentino Rossi arrives in France on a roll, with the intention of adding to his win haul and putting some ghosts to rest. He’s about out to avenge previous French disasters.
Valentino Rossi´s victory in China has put him right back into the World Championship mix, at just nine points behind leader Dani Pedrosa and on a positive run of form.
Entering the Eurocentric seven-race miniseries stage of the season that has traditionally been his most prolific in terms of points, the Italian and Team Manager Davide Brivio feel that Le Mans will once again be the start of a crucial section of the year.
Rossi says:
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Calendar & Circuits News Riders & Teams: 2008 season Estoril Jorge Lorenzo Valentino Rossi
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Round four, Just around the corner
A free video preview of the Pramac Grand Prix of China, the fourth round of the MotoGP World Championship, is now available for free.
After three breathtaking rounds of the 2008 season MotoGP now heads east for the Pramac Grand Prix of China at the Shanghai International circuit, with early leaders Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) both battling for outright supremacy against a number of other top names.
The electric start to his MotoGP career made by Lorenzo in the first three races, culminating with his brilliant win at Estoril has been perhaps the main story of the season so far and following surgery on his forearm since that Portuguese victory the double 250cc World Champion will be keen to maintain his remarkable form in China.
The MotoGP big guns are featured in a free Motogp.com video preview for China which is now online and free to watch.
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