Fiat Yamaha MotoGP Team Launch

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Now it's REALLY official


As Expected: Fiat Cars Sponsors Yamaha's MotoGP Team
by staff
Monday, March 05, 2007
Possibly the worst kept secret of the MotoGP pre-season was this ...

Yamaha Factory Racing Team Press Release
Milan, Italy
Monday, 5th March, 2007


YAMAHA MOTOR CO. Ltd. AND FIAT AUTOMOBILES S.p.A.
ANNOUNCE TWO-YEAR TITLE SPONSORSHIP AND UNVEIL NEW LIVERY IN MILAN

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!"

The Fiat Yamaha Team will contest the opening round of the 18-race 2007 MotoGP championship this Saturday, 10th March in Qatar.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Mar/070305a.htm

[EvilSteve]

Do you come with the bike?
Oh you... giggle...

lol (it's a Simpsons reference)

And snowboards are relevant how?

Shouldn't this be in "Paddock Press"?

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Ooooops, mods can move if need be

[Rev]

I wonder how much tail rossi get's =p He's like a little twirp...

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Originally Posted by Rev

I wonder how much tail rossi get's =p He's like a little twirp...

I dunno, he kind of looks like Scotty Schwartz, the kid who played Master Bates along side Richard Pryor in The Toy





and later grew up to be in a couple of pr0n flicks

[Kennedy]

gross ass colors

[Mike295]

they definatly could have gotten better lookin chicks then that for the press intro. wow... those are putrid

[Lucky7]

looks like they used the Suzuki-Yosh colors.

[EvilSteve]

They needed girls that would fit Rossi & Edward's leathers, it seems fitting that they're just as attractive (to us).

I think the colors are pretty close to Yamaha colors so I think they'd be pretty happy with it. At least they're a lot closer than yellow.

[CBRBob]

Originally Posted by Rev

I wonder how much tail rossi get's =p He's like a little twirp...

That would be man-tail to Rossi.....

[Mike295]

they where propellers !!!!

[liquiddevil2000]

its about time they got rid of that annoying yellow
gave me a headache..!!!!

now if they can only change that stupid ass name.."the doctor" !