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Rossi agrees two year contract with Yamaha
Lin Jarvis confirms Rossi deal
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. have today announced the completion of a two year contract with MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi. Despite comments from Rossi at the press conference to announce his departure from Honda last week that he could not confirm his destination until after the 31st December, Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing, has officially confirmed that the Italian will be incorporated into the factory squad from the 1st January and will make his debut on the YZR-M1 at the first round of the new season on the 18th April.
"We are all extremely happy that Valentino will be joining Yamaha in 2004," commented Mr Jarvis. "In our discussions with him it is clear that he relishes the challenge of achieving our goal in MotoGP as much as we do. He is an incredible talent and will make a huge difference. Obviously there is a lot of hard work ahead of us, but we are confident that we can give Valentino the means to achieve more World Championships and we look forward to the challenge ahead. This is a very important step in our plan to re-establish Yamaha as a leading force in Grand Prix racing."
Rossi will be joining Spaniard Carlos Checa in the Yamaha factory team based near Monza in Italy and run by team director Davide Brivio. Checa's current team-mate, Marco Melandri, will move to the Tech 3 Yamaha team (currently the Gauloises Yamaha Team), managed by team principal Hervé Poncharal. Both teams will continue under the Yamaha-Altadis umbrella sponsorship agreement with the Gauloises and Fortuna brands, although final colours and co-sponsors for the 2004 season have yet to be announced.
Lin Jarvis confirms Rossi deal
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. have today announced the completion of a two year contract with MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi. Despite comments from Rossi at the press conference to announce his departure from Honda last week that he could not confirm his destination until after the 31st December, Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing, has officially confirmed that the Italian will be incorporated into the factory squad from the 1st January and will make his debut on the YZR-M1 at the first round of the new season on the 18th April.
"We are all extremely happy that Valentino will be joining Yamaha in 2004," commented Mr Jarvis. "In our discussions with him it is clear that he relishes the challenge of achieving our goal in MotoGP as much as we do. He is an incredible talent and will make a huge difference. Obviously there is a lot of hard work ahead of us, but we are confident that we can give Valentino the means to achieve more World Championships and we look forward to the challenge ahead. This is a very important step in our plan to re-establish Yamaha as a leading force in Grand Prix racing."
Rossi will be joining Spaniard Carlos Checa in the Yamaha factory team based near Monza in Italy and run by team director Davide Brivio. Checa's current team-mate, Marco Melandri, will move to the Tech 3 Yamaha team (currently the Gauloises Yamaha Team), managed by team principal Hervé Poncharal. Both teams will continue under the Yamaha-Altadis umbrella sponsorship agreement with the Gauloises and Fortuna brands, although final colours and co-sponsors for the 2004 season have yet to be announced.
Randy Mamola on Rossi’s move to Yamaha and what it means for the championship
The news of Valentino Rossi’s switch from Honda to Yamaha is something that the whole MotoGP paddock has been waiting on for several moths. We all heard the rumours and, even as they got stronger and stronger and the pieces began to fall into place, we tried not to believe it because there was always that doubt that he would end up extending his contract with Honda. Now that everything is confirmed and out in the open, I have to say that this is fantastic news for MotoGP – the best thing that could have happened to our sport.
Rossi and the RC211V were simply an unbeatable combination, as we have seen for the past two seasons. Now the championship is open again and there is a big chance there for several riders who have been knocking on the door for years. Specifically, this is the moment Max Biaggi has surely been desperate for. With Rossi on the Yamaha and him on the Honda, the situation is the reverse of two years ago and Max can have no complaints.
However, if Biaiggi wants to win the title, he needs to establish himself as Honda’s number one guy this winter.
The same goes for the rest of the Honda riders, who all have a shot at the title if they can secure priority treatment from HRC. When you look at the level of their riders – Max, Sete Gibernau, Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards, Makoto Tamada (and possibly Alex Barros if the rumours are true) – you have to say they are pretty equal and it is hard to pick out a ‘leader’.
We all know Max’s pedigree, but Sete has been in the form of his life this year and, if you take away Rossi from the top step of the podium, he would have won eight races. Then there’s Nicky who, if he keeps progressing as he did in the second half of the season, has a real chance. Barros won two out of four races on the V5 in 2002, whilst Tamada has shown real promise in his debut season and, of course, we know Edwards is world class. It will make for great racing, but from Honda’s perspective, who is the leader? These guys will be taking points off each other at every round, and that could give Rossi and the other guys a chance.
However, I’m afraid that unless Yamaha come up with something drastic for Rossi to test this winter, there is frankly no way he or any other rider can win the championship for them. Last week I tested both the Honda and the Yamaha, and my respect for the likes of Carlos Checa has gone up hugely. I don’t want to compare the bikes too much, but suffice to say I am amazed Checa has done what he has done on the M1. You can find the limit of the bike almost instantly, and I am not surprised Checa and his team have had to take major set-up gambles to try and make up ground on the Honda this year. Look at Barros – he crashed fourteen times this year! Personally, I think the maximum Rossi can do with that bike as it is now is make podium finishes, so the pressure is on Yamaha to provide him with something competitive.
The situation at Yamaha and the competition at Honda leaves open a gap for Loris Capirossi, Troy Bayliss and Ducati. Unfortunately for the likes of Suzuki and Kawasaki, Ducati have shown to be the next in line to Honda, scoring nine podiums including a victory in their first year.
If either Capirossi or Bayliss can hit consistent form from the first race, then they have a serious chance of upstaging all the Honda riders and Rossi at Yamaha and winning the title.
One thing for sure is that this is going to be one of the most important winters ever in terms of testing, and anybody who has their mind on the beach instead of the racetrack will get a nasty shock at the first race of the season in South Africa.
The news of Valentino Rossi’s switch from Honda to Yamaha is something that the whole MotoGP paddock has been waiting on for several moths. We all heard the rumours and, even as they got stronger and stronger and the pieces began to fall into place, we tried not to believe it because there was always that doubt that he would end up extending his contract with Honda. Now that everything is confirmed and out in the open, I have to say that this is fantastic news for MotoGP – the best thing that could have happened to our sport.
Rossi and the RC211V were simply an unbeatable combination, as we have seen for the past two seasons. Now the championship is open again and there is a big chance there for several riders who have been knocking on the door for years. Specifically, this is the moment Max Biaggi has surely been desperate for. With Rossi on the Yamaha and him on the Honda, the situation is the reverse of two years ago and Max can have no complaints.
However, if Biaiggi wants to win the title, he needs to establish himself as Honda’s number one guy this winter.
The same goes for the rest of the Honda riders, who all have a shot at the title if they can secure priority treatment from HRC. When you look at the level of their riders – Max, Sete Gibernau, Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards, Makoto Tamada (and possibly Alex Barros if the rumours are true) – you have to say they are pretty equal and it is hard to pick out a ‘leader’.
We all know Max’s pedigree, but Sete has been in the form of his life this year and, if you take away Rossi from the top step of the podium, he would have won eight races. Then there’s Nicky who, if he keeps progressing as he did in the second half of the season, has a real chance. Barros won two out of four races on the V5 in 2002, whilst Tamada has shown real promise in his debut season and, of course, we know Edwards is world class. It will make for great racing, but from Honda’s perspective, who is the leader? These guys will be taking points off each other at every round, and that could give Rossi and the other guys a chance.
However, I’m afraid that unless Yamaha come up with something drastic for Rossi to test this winter, there is frankly no way he or any other rider can win the championship for them. Last week I tested both the Honda and the Yamaha, and my respect for the likes of Carlos Checa has gone up hugely. I don’t want to compare the bikes too much, but suffice to say I am amazed Checa has done what he has done on the M1. You can find the limit of the bike almost instantly, and I am not surprised Checa and his team have had to take major set-up gambles to try and make up ground on the Honda this year. Look at Barros – he crashed fourteen times this year! Personally, I think the maximum Rossi can do with that bike as it is now is make podium finishes, so the pressure is on Yamaha to provide him with something competitive.
The situation at Yamaha and the competition at Honda leaves open a gap for Loris Capirossi, Troy Bayliss and Ducati. Unfortunately for the likes of Suzuki and Kawasaki, Ducati have shown to be the next in line to Honda, scoring nine podiums including a victory in their first year.
If either Capirossi or Bayliss can hit consistent form from the first race, then they have a serious chance of upstaging all the Honda riders and Rossi at Yamaha and winning the title.
One thing for sure is that this is going to be one of the most important winters ever in terms of testing, and anybody who has their mind on the beach instead of the racetrack will get a nasty shock at the first race of the season in South Africa.
Ma
Arrogant Opportunist
Joo voi tulla kyllä todella komeita kisojen päätöksiä, toivottavasti paljon enemmän kuin tällä kaudella. Colin Edwards siis siirtyy Sete Gibernaun tallitoveriksi, mutta miten on laita Max Biaggin ja Nicky Haydenin tallitoverien. Jos Barros on tulossa niin kumpaan hän siirtyy?
Eddie Lawson voitti viimeisen MM-kultansa 1989 Hondalla. Eddie oli Yamahan ohjaksissa mestari vuosina 1984,1986 ja 1988. Eddie oli aikansa nopein mutta myös epäonnisin kuski välivuosinaan.
Edward "Fast Eddie" Lawson, oli myös Wayne Gardnerin kova kilpakumppani ja tallitoveri Erv Kanemoton tallissa kaudella 1989.
Kenny Roberts Seniorille Eddie voitti kolme kertaa MM-kultaa, niistä viimeisen jälkeen Eddie halusi kokeilla Hondan vastaavaa pyörää joka oli tehokkaampi kuin Yamahan vastaava.
pmv
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Eikö Lawson lopetellut uraa joskus 93 kaudella italialaisvalmisteisella pyörällä. Ei se hirveesti menestynyt, mutta joissain kisoissa(Unkari?) oli ihan mukavasti kärjen vauhdissa.
Tuohon aikaan RR-sarja oli todella kovatasoinen, kun mukana oli Rainey, Lawson, Doohan, Schwanz jne.
Tuohon aikaan RR-sarja oli todella kovatasoinen, kun mukana oli Rainey, Lawson, Doohan, Schwanz jne.
Yamahalla oli tuolloin kaksi kilpailevaa tehdastallia Agon johtama Marlboro Yamaha Team ja Kenny Robertsin johtama Lucky Stryke Yamaha Team, "Fast Eddie" kuskasi jälkimmäistä tallia vuosina 1984-86 ja vaihtoi sitten Agostin talliin vuosiksi 1987-88. Josta siirtyi Erv Kanemoton johtamaan Rothmans Honda NSR Racing Teamin palvelukseen vuodeksi, ja palasi sitten takain Kenny Roberts Seniorin palvelukseen jo nopeutensa ja motivaationsa osittain kadottaneena.Zep:
Niin..?
Mä oon kyllä luullu, että Yamahan tallipäällikkönä oli itse Agostini. Ennättihän Lawson muistaakseni jossain vaiheessa kokeilla Gagivaakin, ollen paikoitellen erittäin nopea.
Eddie Auttoi vielä Wayne Raineyn ensimäisen MM-kullan hyvään vauhtiin ennen jalan katkeamista. tuo jalan katkeaminen maksoi mahdollisesti viidennen MM-kullan. Robertsin Yamahat olivat selvästi nopeampia tuolloin kuin Kanemoton Hondat.
Mitähän väritystä Yamaha aikoo Rossila käyttää mies kun ei syöpäkääryleitä mainosta. Kumpikin nykyinen Yamaha team on sidottu tupakka mainos sopimuksiin
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