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Fiat sponsors Yamaha's MotoGP venture |
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Written by Jeff Feathers
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Monday, 05 March 2007 |
 Rossi gets ready for F1 During a presentation in Italy today, Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd announced that it has reached a two-year agreement with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. to become title sponsor of the Yamaha Factory Racing Team in the MotoGP World Championship.
The Team’s Official Launch took place in Milan this afternoon and the Team will be known from now on as the “Fiat Yamaha Team”. Yamaha’s two Factory riders, Italian Valentino Rossi and American Colin Edwards were present at the event today as well as Yamaha Motor Company’s Masao Furusawa, General Manager for Engineering Operations, Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing and Davide Brivio, the Fiat Yamaha Team Director. The Yamaha line-up were joined on stage by Luca de Meo, CEO of Fiat Automobiles S.p.A.
We’re very excited about our new two-year partnership with Fiat,” said Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing. “Fiat, like Yamaha, is a truly global brand and we feel that there is a great match between our two companies. It’s good for our sport to welcome a new sponsor of Fiat’s calibre and we feel sure that they will enjoy their involvement with our team. We look forward to working with them over the coming two seasons and hopefully sharing many victories together.”
Fiat Yamaha Team Director Davide Brivio added “It’s nice to be able to finally unveil our new livery and our new sponsorship with Fiat. It’s a new start for us – a new bike, a new sponsor and a new challenge as we try to win back the title! It’s been a long pre-season for us but we’re finally ready for the first race this week; let’s hope we can mark our first outing in Fiat Yamaha Team colours in victorious style!”
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Phillip Island WSBK - Day 3 |
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Sunday, 04 March 2007 |
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Race one results
1 T. Bayliss 34’11.276
2 J. Toseland +2.096
3 M. Biaggi +10.143
4 N. Haga +18.923
5 T. Corser +19.742
6 L. Lanzi +24.765
7 R. Xaus +27.404
8 M. Neukirchner +34.614
9 F. Nieto +35.339
10 S. Martin +36.238
11 R. Rolfo +38.067
FL T. Bayliss 1’34.089
Race two results
1 J. Toseland 34’16.990
2 T. Bayliss +0.274
3 N. Haga +6.916
4 M. Biaggi +7.013
5 T. Corser +7.052
6 R. Xaus +23.176
7 L. Lanzi +26.471
8 M. Fabrizio +26.486
9 M. Neukirchner +26.486
10 R. Rolfo +37.936
FL N. Haga 1’32.621
Championship standings
1 J. Toseland 90
2 M. Biaggi 74
3 T. Bayliss 64
4 N. Haga 50
5 T. Corser 45
6 L. Lanzi 44
7 R. Xaus 32
8 M. Neukirchner 31
9 Y. Kagayama 23
10= R. Rolfo 20
10= F. Nieto 20
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Nicky Hayden - 2006 Racer of the Year |
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Written by Jeff Feathers
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Friday, 05 January 2007 |
 From the word go, the 2006 MotoGP season was different. The whole world knew that the impending demise of the 990’s would make this year important, but no one ever suspected the kind of drama and storylines more closely associated with Spanish novellas than with motorcycle racing. In the past, small one act plays, panned out over the course of an entire season, but this year every race featured a new and exciting twist to the plot of every racer’s dream. Crashes, blowups, “The Curse,” new guard vs. old guard, rookies and veterans, all played an integral role in making this year a season to be remembered. For some, this year was the same as last year, no expectations and no results. For others, Fortune and Misfortune played a starring role in their season. But no matter what the script had laid out for them, every rider who lined up on Sunday risked his career to walk home with the single thing only one of them could have, a World Championship. Years of hard work and dedication splashed out in seventeen short races and in the end Nicky Hayden proved he was the most deserving. The 2006 Racer-Digest, Racer of the Year had to be the new World Champion, there was no one else.
Four years ago, a young AMA champion stepped into one of the most coveted seats on the MotoGP circuit. Repsol Honda had dominated motorcycling’s top class for almost ten years, first with Mick Doohan and then onto Valentino Rossi, Nicky’s then new teammate. Rossi although young, was establishing himself as the rider to beat and Honda’s RC211v was the absolute best in the class. Who wouldn’t have wanted to be in Hayden’s position? But the learning curve is steep when the world is watching and despite immense amounts of pressure from the world media, the Kentucky Kid has handled himself beautifully. His last four years have seen four new teammates, new mechanics and team members, and throughout all this, the only constant has been Repsol Honda on his bike and leathers and Nicky’s unwavering dedication to win. |
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