Yamaha and Fiat to continue together for two more years

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:01:00

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd and Fiat Automobiles Spa have concluded an agreement to continue their partnership for a further two years.

The agreement will see Fiat continue as the title sponsor of Yamaha’s Factory MotoGP Team, which will continue to be known as the Fiat Yamah

Bad weather curtails Fiat Yamaha Team test in Valencia

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:01:00

Due to bad weather in Valencia today the Fiat Yamaha Team took the decision to cancel their second day of testing at the Spanish track.

2008 World Champion Valentino Rossi and the season's leading rookie Jorge Lorenzo will next be in action on 26th November for a two-da

Rossi makes positive start on 2009 campaign in Valencia

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:01:00

One day after the final race of his victorious season, MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi began working towards the defence of his title with his first day’s testing aboard the 2009 prototype M1. The Italian was third fastest in a time of 1’32.921, quicker than his best lap in yesterday’s race.

Rossi rounds out world championship season with 16th podium

Sat, 26 Oct 2008 01:00:00 PM

Valentino Rossi brought the curtain down on a spectacular season with a third place in Valencia today, his 16th podium from 18 races in a year which saw him win his eighth world title. The 29-year-old Italian has taken nine wins, five seconds and two thirds this year, surpassing the all-time premier class win record and t

Lorenzo struggles to find set-up for Valencia closer

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:00:00 PM

Jorge Lorenzo endured a difficult qualifying session in Valencia today and will launch the final challenge of his rookie season from seventh on the grid. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi meanwhile had an equally troublesome day and will start from tenth, directly behind Lorenzo.

Lorenzo in fast form in rainy return to Spain

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:00:00 PM

Jorge Lorenzo made a return to home soil in Valencia today but it was a somewhat rainy homecoming for the 21-year-old as the final race of the season got underway. The Fiat Yamaha rider formed a bright spot in the gloom however as his M1 is carrying a special paint job for this race, incorporating the national flag of eac

Fiat Yamaha riders head to Valencia with more records in sight

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:00:00 PM

A record-breaking season for Fiat Yamaha reaches its finale this weekend as the Grand Prix of Valencia brings the curtain down on the 2008 MotoGP World Championship. The traditional season-ending Spanish fiesta sees Valentino Rossi arrive with the title already in his pocket and the all-time points record for a season wit

Rossi survives Sepang furnace to take ninth win of the season

Sat, 19 Oct 2008 01:00:00 PM

2008 World Champion Valentino Rossi rode an inch-perfect race in energy-sapping conditions at Sepang today to take his ninth win of the season and his 150th career podium. He is only the second rider in the history of the sport to pass this milestone, the other being Giacomo Agostini, whose all-time win record Rossi has a

Rossi gets it right in tricky qualifying to take tenth front-row

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:00:00 PM

Valentino Rossi secured his tenth front row start of the season in Sepang today in a tricky qualifying session which saw the track conditions changing constantly after a heavy downpour. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo made it two Yamahas on the front row, leaving the pair in prime position for a double-podium assa

Colin Edwards sets hot pace in Sepang sauna

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:00:00 PM

Colin Edwards made a stunning return to form in typically scorching hot Sepang conditions today, the Tech 3 Yamaha rider ending the opening free practice sessions for the penultimate race of 2008 with the fastest time.

The American, who was fourth quickest in this morn

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