Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi brought out the best for his home fans once again in Mugello this afternoon, taking a stunning pole position to ensure he will start tomorrow’s quest for a ninth Mugello victory in the best possible way. The Italian’s 50th career pole has been a long time in coming, his last one [...]
Archive | May, 2008
Qualifying times – Mugello
Posted on 31 May 2008.
Rossi takes home pole position and his first ever pole with Bridgestone to end Michelin’s perfect 2008 qualifying run. Full qualifying times from the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, round six of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship. 500GP race winner Tady Okada has returned as a wild-card this weekend, to give the pneumatic-valve Honda engine [...]
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Fiat Yamaha look to continue winning streak in Mugello
Posted on 28 May 2008.
Mugello The Fiat Yamaha team head into their home Grand Prix at Mugello in Italy this weekend looking to continue the most successful ever start to a MotoGP World Championship for the Japanese factory. Yamaha riders have won three of the first five races of the year, having taken pole in four of them, and [...]
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Rossi puts celebrations behind him to concentrate on Bridgestone tyre testing
Posted on 20 May 2008.
After making another step up the all-time winners list to joint second with his 90th career victory yesterday, Valentino Rossi wasted no time in getting started on working towards number 91 at Le Mans yesterday. It was the first of two days of testing for Rossi, who was the sole occupant of the Fiat Yamaha [...]
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Rossi tops all Yamaha podium in Le Mans
Posted on 18 May 2008.
Rossi and Edwards Valentino Rossi made another historic step in his incredible career today when he took his 90th career victory in Le Mans, equalling the record set by the great Angel Nieto, to move into second in the all-time winners list behind Giacomo Agostini. It was an outstanding display from the Fiat Yamaha Team [...]
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Rossi wins as Toseland retires
Posted on 18 May 2008.
Valentino Rossi fought from fourth on the grid to win the French MotoGP at Le Mans by almost five seconds from Fiat Yamaha team-mate and rookie sensation Jorge Lorenzo, who began in fifth. Briton James Toseland of Yamaha Tech 3 retired only two laps in while his team-mate Colin Edwards took third. The finish means [...]
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Race results – Le Mans 2008
Posted on 18 May 2008.
Full race results from the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, round five of the 2008 MotoGP season. Both Marco Melandri and Ducati Marlboro team-mate Casey Stoner chose to pit for their wet weather bikes, after suffering mechanical problems with their number one machines. Rossi celebrated his 90th victory with the man he has now [...]
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Rossi and Lorenzo show moves on to Le Mans
Posted on 14 May 2008.
Le Mans Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo travel to the legendary Le Mans circuit this weekend looking to continue their trailblazing start to the 2008 MotoGP World Championship after dominating the headlines over the opening four rounds. The pair have three pole positions, seven podiums and two wins to their credit so [...]
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Official recognition for the Yamaha Classic Racing Team
Posted on 14 May 2008.
Mr. Hayakawa and Ferry Brouwer Yamaha Motor Europe NV has officially announced its support for the Yamaha Classic Racing Team, founded and managed by former Yamaha GP mechanic Ferry Brouwer. In addition to a financial element, the support will include technical as well as promotional aspects. The Yamaha Classic Racing Team (YCRT), born out of [...]
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Update on Lorenzo’s ankle injuries
Posted on 07 May 2008.
Jorge Lorenzo Having flown straight back to Spain on Sunday night following his stunning ride to fourth place in Shanghai last weekend, Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo visited the Dexeus Institue in Barcelona on Monday morning for further examination by world-renowned specialist Dr. Xavier Mir. Dr. Mir, who had only operated on Lorenzo two [...]
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Giggle becomes official Fiat Yamaha Team paddock scooter
Posted on 06 May 2008.
Giggle with YZR-M1 The fantastic and unique-styled Yamaha Giggle has been given a thorough stamp of approval thanks to its official adoption by the Fiat Yamaha MotoGP team. The retro-sculpted 50cc fuel-injected four-stroke will carry the personnel of the factory squad around the circuits and paddocks of the 2008 MotoGP championship and no doubt the [...]
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Perfect ride in China sees Rossi to top of the podium
Posted on 04 May 2008.
Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi took an impressive victory in Shanghai today, his second at the circuit having won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix with Yamaha in 2005. It was Rossi’s 89th career victory but his first in seven races, since Estoril last year, as well as his first on Bridgestone tyres. [...]
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