Malaysia, Sepang 25/1/2006 Colin Edwards The Camel Yamaha Team completed their three-day test in Sepang, Malaysia today with more promising work on the new 2006-spec YZR-M1. Both Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards concentrated mainly on work for Michelin in the morning and made some important progress in this area with the tyre manufacturer. After lunch [...]
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Camel Yamaha Team happy with progress in Sepang
Posted on 25 January 2006.
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Rain cuts short second day of testing in Sepang
Posted on 24 January 2006.
Malaysia, Sepang Valentino Rossi Camel Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards both made progress on the development of the 2006-spec YZR-M1 in Malaysia today, despite the day being cut short by rain. The morning saw high temperatures and building humidity at the Sepang track before it gave way to a rainstorm in the [...]
Rossi has confidence in new bike
Posted on 23 January 2006.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi believes his new Yamaha is the right package to keep him and his team on track for another “grand slam” in 2006. Yamaha took the 2005 rider, team and constructor titles in the elite field, with Rossi taking his fifth crown. The Italian has tested his new bike and declared: [...]
Schumacher rates Rossi
Posted on 14 January 2006.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi could make a successful switch to Formula One, according to seven-time champion Michael Schumacher. Rossi has been involved in a number of test drives with Ferrari and Schumacher is confident the rider could make the transition from two wheels to four. "I think he could become a Formula One driver," [...]
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Rossi could switch to Formula 1
Posted on 13 January 2006.
Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher believes that five-times MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi could make the switch to Formula One. The Italian, who would be a marketing dream should he choose to join Ferrari, has had three separate tests with the Italian team, the most recent in November. "I think he could become a Formula One driver," [...]
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Yamaha Factory Racing Joins Forces With JTI And CAMEL
Posted on 09 January 2006.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the start of a new partnership with JT International (JTI), a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco Inc., whose brand CAMEL will become the new title sponsor of Yamaha’s Factory MotoGP Team for 2006. The Yamaha Factory MotoGP Team, consisting of reigning-World Champion Valentino Rossi and his team-mate Colin Edwards, will be [...]
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Gauloises And Altadis Respond to Yamaha
Posted on 02 January 2006.
As of today, Yamaha Motor Company has announced that “Altadis/Seita’s sponsorship regarding Yamaha’s Factory MotoGP Team will not continue after the end of the 2005 season.” Yamaha’s announcement comes while the two companies are still in the midst of negotiating the terms of a settlement agreement that would amicably resolve the dispute that arose between [...]
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