valentino rossi has been spotted in the yamaha HQ office today morning wearing yamaha shirt!
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valentino rossi spotted in yamaha HQ this morning!
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Norah Head
Are you making this up? or somebody else?
Even Rossi would not be dumb enough to be seen in a Yamaha shirt when under contract with Ducati
Even Rossi would not be dumb enough to be seen in a Yamaha shirt when under contract with Ducati
Are you making this up? or somebody else?
Even Rossi would not be dumb enough to be seen in a Yamaha shirt when under contract with Ducati
well i guess this link is enuf for you!
http://www.sportrider.com/news/146_...t_yamaha_motor_europe_headquarters/index.html
Sorry that i cudnt post the picture..am using mobile.
but i think the picture they posted is old one..he s wearing FIAT yamaha t shirt.
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Norah Head
This is all after neil mckenzies twitter account was hacked and a fake tweet saying he spotted VR at Yamaha Amsterdam, kropo confirmed as fake and apologised for his write up on it.
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Norah Head
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This report was debunked last night. However..... on the Soup site they had this to say:
[size="-1"]Valentino Rossi's move to Yamaha in 2013 has evolved from a juicy rumor into a firm offer with an interesting wrinkle from the Crossed Tuning Forks, if Italian media reports are to be believed.[/size]
[size="-1"]The Italian national sports paper, La Gazzetta dello Sport, reported Yamaha has offered seven-time MotoGP World Champion Rossi a two-year MotoGP contract, followed by a World Superbike ride in 2015.[/size]
[size="-1"]Yamaha is said to be planning a return to World Superbike in 2014, and Rossi would serve a vital role in the technical development of the machine, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport report.[/size]
[size="-1"]Valentino Rossi's move to Yamaha in 2013 has evolved from a juicy rumor into a firm offer with an interesting wrinkle from the Crossed Tuning Forks, if Italian media reports are to be believed.[/size]
[size="-1"]The Italian national sports paper, La Gazzetta dello Sport, reported Yamaha has offered seven-time MotoGP World Champion Rossi a two-year MotoGP contract, followed by a World Superbike ride in 2015.[/size]
[size="-1"]Yamaha is said to be planning a return to World Superbike in 2014, and Rossi would serve a vital role in the technical development of the machine, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport report.[/size]
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America
Now if Yamaha did the SBK thing, and everyone in the Rossi camp knows he will then go to rival series SBK, don't you think Ducati would have also offered the Doctor an SBK ride? I highly doubt that they would let that slip by without putting something together for him.
big deal?LOL
7 titles and 100+ wins...not a big deal
get a grip man! Get a grip!
7 titles and 100+ wins...not a big deal
get a grip man! Get a grip!
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Out of Nowhere
Are you making this up? or somebody else?
Even Rossi would not be dumb enough to be seen in a Yamaha shirt when under contract with Ducati
How about a Yamaha shirt whilst under contract to Suzuki? The most expensive T shirt that Sheene ever wore.
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America
My point is that the story is making it seems like Yamaha made this offer with the SBK clause and THAT is this big kicker. I am just saying that IF Vale wanted to go to SBK at some point, Ducati would know that and most likely give him the same deal after GP. ANyone is going to give him a full factory SBK ride without question. Plus, just think of the factory replica bike and how fast they sell those out. So it isn't like Yamaha made this unique offer in my opinion.
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here
I doubt that a WSBK deal 2 years hence would be something Rossi would want tied into a current MotoGP ride in the slightest. He can get to WSBK in a couple of years under his own steam nearer the time, without a deal done now with anyone, which may not turn out to be the bike to be on IF he decides to go at all.
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First sentence of the article. Silly season in full swing !![/background]
First sentence of the article. Silly season in full swing !![/background]
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Okay... I see what you're getting at. I don't think the offer of a superbike option would be a deal maker or breaker regardless of which company he decided to go with. Without that offer - Rossi would know that he could have a ride with any factory in WSBK he wanted to ride with. He's in demand and he knows it.
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America
Yep, no doubt he can have any ride he wants if and when he goes to SBK. I for one hope he does go to SBK, and wins. Cause if he does, I think it is the only way to offset the Ago records to his favor a bit. All of this is modern era stuff, and he can't ever equal note for note what Ago did, and who cares really. But Vale does quite a bit it seems, and that would be a way for him to add to his legacy and win tallies. But when I read that in the original article I had a chuckle. I was thinking of the negotiation table filled with all the main decision makers ready to make their offer. They slide it to him, look at each other confidentaly, and Vale has no real reaction. A long uncomfortable silence befalls the room, and almost as Vale is about to speak, some over zealous Yamaha guy blurts out, " AND to SWEEEEETEN the deal Valentino..................................we are going to give you a WSBK ride....................whaddya think? LOL.
