American Ben Spies said this morning that he won't be riding for Yamaha in MotoGP next season, that he has made the decision to leave the factory Yamaha team at the end of the 2012 season.
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jul ... iesnoy.htm
not really a surprise
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Yeah on twitter he said hes finished there and beggining a new chapter.
Wont say where or what yet.
Wont say where or what yet.
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Probably taking Hayden's ride.
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Baggy pants has that i reckon.aardvark wrote:Probably taking Hayden's ride.
Baggy is taking the yamaha ride or the ducati one.
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Rumour on another forum of Rossi going back to Yamaha.
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Suzuki making a comeback next year?Wattie wrote:Baggy pants has that i reckon.aardvark wrote:Probably taking Hayden's ride.
Baggy is taking the yamaha ride or the ducati one.
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possible, read the other day that he may go back to yamaha, but as a team owner, and lease factory bikes off them???? who knows, but makes for good reading tho.mick_dundee wrote:Rumour on another forum of Rossi going back to Yamaha.
Running his own team sounds like a good idea to me, he is not short of cash and sponsers???
And if he went that way, im sure his team would go with him..
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Following the recent news that teammate Ben Spies is set to leave the Yamaha Factory Racing team at the end of the season, Lorenzo said: "It’s sad news to hear that Ben is not continuing. For Yamaha it’s really sad, because he has been a Yamaha rider for a long time. I think he has great potential, and I wish him good luck in the future. Now we have to see what is going to happen with the second rider in Yamaha."
This announcement has naturally sent the rumour mill into overdrive with regards to who his teammate will be next year, to which the Spaniard said: "I hear some rumours. And some rumours say that Valentino is going to come back. It could be a good thing for Yamaha. We have been a good couple in the past years, but it hasn’t been decided yet. My preference is to have a competitive rival in the team."
He is however full focussed on the job ahead and commented that the Laguna Seca track is one he particularly enjoys, as it is so different from anything else the MotoGP grid races at. Lorenzo goes into the race with a 19-point cushion at the top of the championship and has stated that he, the team and bike are in good shape and hope to continue as they are.
As part of the usual USA antics, during which all Yamaha riders film a promotional video for the brand, Lorenzo was this time given the job as Honorary Yamaha CEO – a job he enjoys, as he said he can "do anything." Two years ago he was given the job as janitor, which has this year been passed to Yamaha new-boy Andrea Dovizioso.
Stay tuned for the Yamaha promotional video this Friday.
This announcement has naturally sent the rumour mill into overdrive with regards to who his teammate will be next year, to which the Spaniard said: "I hear some rumours. And some rumours say that Valentino is going to come back. It could be a good thing for Yamaha. We have been a good couple in the past years, but it hasn’t been decided yet. My preference is to have a competitive rival in the team."
He is however full focussed on the job ahead and commented that the Laguna Seca track is one he particularly enjoys, as it is so different from anything else the MotoGP grid races at. Lorenzo goes into the race with a 19-point cushion at the top of the championship and has stated that he, the team and bike are in good shape and hope to continue as they are.
As part of the usual USA antics, during which all Yamaha riders film a promotional video for the brand, Lorenzo was this time given the job as Honorary Yamaha CEO – a job he enjoys, as he said he can "do anything." Two years ago he was given the job as janitor, which has this year been passed to Yamaha new-boy Andrea Dovizioso.
Stay tuned for the Yamaha promotional video this Friday.
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Spies to Ducati with Hayden?? (just announced on MCN Hayden re-signed with Ducati for One year)
Straight swap with Rossi back to Yamaha..with a slice of humble pie
Yamaha have a lot of options and talent at the moment,will be interesting to see how it pans out.
Straight swap with Rossi back to Yamaha..with a slice of humble pie
Yamaha have a lot of options and talent at the moment,will be interesting to see how it pans out.
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It's pretty much nailed on that Spies is going to BMW in world superbike.
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yzr750 wrote:It's pretty much nailed on that Spies is going to BMW in world superbike.
oops hadn't heard that, which team? He's not replacing Marco Melandri is he??????
Probably be Dovi then into the Factory Yamaha,
could be Cal to Ducati and Rossi to Tech3 as a dark horse...
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Lots of rumours regarding the movement of riders around the moto camps; rumour also has it the ninja 636 will be making a come back and an injected 300R will be replacing the 2fiddyR in 2013.
Perhaps its actually not a rumour or is it.
Perhaps its actually not a rumour or is it.
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Supposed to be replacing Haslam.KEL10R wrote:yzr750 wrote:It's pretty much nailed on that Spies is going to BMW in world superbike.
oops hadn't heard that, which team? He's not replacing Marco Melandri is he??????
Probably be Dovi then into the Factory Yamaha,
could be Cal to Ducati and Rossi to Tech3 as a dark horse...
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Will lose a lot of American sponsorhip that he had from American Yamaha and affiliated companies out of the US, that and the comment that he had to look at his room key to know where he was staying, sounds like he was not keen the travel and may end up in AMA on a Yamaha. A lot of ifs but without a signed ride that is all we haveyzr750 wrote:It's pretty much nailed on that Spies is going to BMW in world superbike.