Valentino Rossi completed a mainly positive first day of testing in Malaysia today as the first of four pre-season tests began for the Fiat Yamaha Team. Rossi's second test on Bridgestone tyres was interrupted when he crashed entering turn two on his twentieth lap of the day, but the Italian was unhurt and completed 44 laps and some important development work

© Fiat Yamaha Team. After being officially welcomed into the Yamaha fold at the Team's presentation in Turin last week, Jorge Lorenzo was out on track in Fiat Yamaha Team colours for the first time today in Sepang. The three-day Malaysian test is the first of four pre-season tests before the Spanish rookie makes his MotoGP debut in March.

 

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. and Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. marked the second year of their MotoGP partnership today, at the official 2008 Fiat Yamaha Team Launch in Turin, Italy. The presentation was hosted by Italian TV star Simona Ventura and took place at the historic Lingotto building, which was Fiat's car factory from 1923 until 1982.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Reigning 250cc World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, who will ride for the Fiat Yamaha Team in 2008, got his first taste of the YZR-M1 today as he tested with Yamaha for the first time in Valencia this afternoon.

Tech 3 Yamaha has announced the signing of James Toseland for the 2008 season.

© Yamaha Racing. The sixth round of the MotoGP World Championship welcomes the Fiat Yamaha Team to their ‘home' circuit of Mugello this weekend and the mouth-watering prospect of another classic race at the legendary venue.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. A weekend of close racing beckons at the Grand Prix of China as the first day of practice finished with the top fourteen MotoGP riders separated by less than a second in Shanghai today.

© Fiat Yamaha. Unlike the opening two rounds at Losail and Jerez, MotoGp riders will be racing at a circuit where they have no pre-season testing experience with this year's machines.

© Yamaha Racing. The 2007 MotoGP World Championship fires up in Qatar next weekend as the most eagerly anticipated season.

© Camel Yamaha Team Valentino Rossi slid out of the Grand Prix of Valencia today and lost his grip on the MotoGP World Championship for the first time in six years on the final day of an implausibly dramatic season.

© Camel Yamaha Team. One of the most exciting seasons in the history of the MotoGP World Championship reaches an intense climax next weekend as Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden go head-to-head for the title in a final-round shootout at Valencia.

© Camel Yamaha Team. Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards will start the Grand Prix of Portugal from the front two places on the grid tomorrow, after a sensational qualifying practice that saw the Italian seal his fourth pole of the season with a record time of 1’36.

© Camel Yamaha Team. Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards began preparations for the Grand Prix of Portugal with an intense day of work on the set-up of their YZR-M1 machines at Estoril today.

© Yamaha. More than any other motorcycle, the all-new Yamaha R1 embodies the dynamic and exhilarating spirit that today’s experienced supersport rider demands.

© Camel Yamaha Team. Five years to the week since he won the MotoGP World Championship for the first time, Valentino Rossi heads into the penultimate round of the 2006 season at Estoril in Portugal next Sunday aiming to finally overthrow Nicky Hayden from the top of the standings and set-up his sixth premier-class title in a row.

© Michelin Sport. MotoGP is all about racing and winning but success during the racing season can usually be attributed to behind-the-scenes work during winter testing.

© Camel Yamaha Team. Valentino Rossi delighted his legion of local fans in Motegi with a sensational final lap in qualifying practice for the Grand Prix of Japan.

© Camel Yamaha Team. The final leg of an exhausting Grand Prix triple-header takes place in Japan this weekend as the chase for the MotoGP World Championship heads north from Australia with Camel Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi now the closest he has been to the series lead since the third round of the season in Turkey.