Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi ended his pre-season preparations in fine style today after taking top honours in the traditional 40-minute ‘Qualifying’ Practice session at Jerez, smashing last year’s pole time and becoming the fastest man ever round the Spanish circuit in the process. There was double satisfaction for Yamaha as Rossi’s team-mate Colin Edwards, who [...]
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Rossi ready to race after masterful performance in Jerez
Posted on 28 February 2007.
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Valentino Rossi wins BWM in Official MotoGP testing Jerez (VIDEO)
Posted on 26 February 2007.
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Rossi sets record in Jerez testing
Posted on 26 February 2007.
Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy wipes his faces during a pre-season test session at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain February 25, 2007. REUTERS/Anton Meres MADRID (Reuters) – Five times former world champion Valentino Rossi threw down the gauntlet to his rivals in this year’s title race when he set the fastest ever [...]
Rossi wins BMW M Award shootout to conclude 2007 preseason
Posted on 25 February 2007.
Sunday 24th February – Jerez, Spain – MotoGP Official Test Valentino Rossi will leave Jerez tonight with a brand new BMW M car and, more importantly, a crucial psychological advantage over his title rivals after winning the 40 minute ‘qualifying session’ at Jerez this afternoon. The five time MotoGP World Champion took the 2007 BMW [...]
Promising day for Rossi and Edwards after foggy start in Jerez
Posted on 25 February 2007.
Valentino Rossi Following yesterday’s heavy rain, thick fog delayed the start of the second day of testing in Jerez this morning before giving way to sunshine and a dry track, providing the Yamaha Factory Team with the chance to get some important work under their belts. Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards both focused on general [...]
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Rossi, Edwards To Wear Traditional Yamaha Blue At Jerez Test
Posted on 23 February 2007.
From a press release issued by Yamaha Factory Racing Team Yamaha Factory Racing Team To Run In Special Blue Livery In Jerez Yamaha’s Factory MotoGP Team will take part in the Official MotoGP Test in Jerez this weekend sporting a special blue Yamaha livery. The livery reflects the familiar blue colours used in other Yamaha [...]
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Yamaha head back to Europe after successful Qatar test
Posted on 16 February 2007.
Valentino Rossi The final day of MotoGP testing in Qatar today saw the times tumble yet again, as several riders opted to try qualifying tyres and three of them, Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi included, dipped under the 1’55 mark. As usual on the final day of a test, both Rossi and team-mate Colin Edwards tried [...]
Edwards, Rossi keep control in Qatar.
Posted on 15 February 2007.
Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi maintained Yamaha’s current pre-season domination by holding their one-two at the top of the Qatar timesheets during the second day of desert action. The result marked the fifth day in a row that either Edwards or Rossi has led the testing timesheets, stretching back to the start of last week’s [...]
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Rossi and Edwards set the standard at Sepang
Posted on 08 February 2007.
Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards continued their relentless march towards the first race of the season with another promising day’s work in Sepang today. Having concentrated on trying new parts for Yamaha yesterday, it was Michelin’s turn today and the Yamaha Factory Racing riders spent most of the day testing new tyres, with [...]
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Edwards and Rossi lead the way in Sepang.
Posted on 06 February 2007.
Four teams and seven riders took to the track today (Monday 5th February) in Malaysia, for MotoGP’s second visit to Sepang of 2007. The teams testing in Sepang were absent from last week’s Australian excursion continued their 800cc development in the humid Malaysian conditions, in the first of three testing days. Yamaha factory riders, Colin [...]
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Rossi to stay at Yamaha until end of 2008
Posted on 02 February 2007.
LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Italian Valentino Rossi has extended his contract with Yamaha to the end of 2008, the MotoGP team said on Thursday. Rossi, dethroned as champion by Honda’s American Nicky Hayden last year after five 500cc and MotoGP titles in a row, joined the Japanese manufacturer in 2004. “Now I can just [...]
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