2010 Fiat Yamaha Team Motorcycle

The Fiat Yamaha Team unveiled its new 2010 livery on February 4, 2010, during the morning of the first MotoGP test of the pre-season in Sepang, Malaysia.

The championship-winning team will field the same line-up as last year with World Champion Valentino Rossi and runner-up Jorge Lorenzo once again spearheading its attack.

The two-day test began today, 4th February, the first of three pre-season tests before the first race at Qatar on 11th April.

Lin Jarvis - Managing Director, Yamaha Motor Racing
"2009 was the most successful year for Yamaha's racing activities for many years. It will be difficult to follow such a performance but we are intending to try! We are lucky to have the same fantastic rider line-up with Valentino and Jorge and we are looking forward to getting started with our work on track.

"Of course, Yamaha has not been able to escape the global economic situation but MotoGP forms a key part of the company's recovery plan. It is a very important brand image tool and MotoGP will remain a flag-waving activity for Yamaha worldwide.

"We are extremely fortunate to have retained all of our existing loyal sponsors and even to have added a few more to the team. Our title sponsor Fiat is with us for a fourth year and Petronas, Packard Bell and Yamalube will continue as major sponsors of the team.

"We have two new sponsors in the form of Yamaha Indonesia, who join us with the aim of promoting their activities in Indonesia, the most important market for Yamaha at the moment, and Iveco. We have also retained all of our existing technical sponsors and suppliers.

"Last but not least I would like to welcome back to all of our team members and staff and also extend a warm welcome to our two new team members; Wilco Zeelenberg joins from the successful Yamaha World Supersport team as Jorge's new team manager and Davide Marelli comes in as his new Data Technician."

Valentino Rossi at the First 2010 Test at Sepang
Valentino Rossi ready to go at the first 2010 MotoGP test at Sepang

Fiat Yamaha Team Bloggers Report
by Matteo Artizzu

Today I’m writing to give you the latest news from Sepang where, at 10.00 AM local time (2.00 AM GMT), the Fiat Yamaha Team has been presented and the new YZR-M1 has been unveiled. Here is a brief report on the materials available to you"

This post on Fiat On The Web reveals what has happened during the presentation.

On this Fiat YouTube playlist, find out the free and shareable videos of the unveiling ceremony and of the interviews with the management and pilots Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo.

The Fiat Yamaha Flickr gallery brings you the photos of the new bikes and the pilots with their helmets and track suits. See also the first exclusive pictures from the pitlane and the Sepang pits. All of these pictures can be shared on the web, too.

In addition to the materials on the unveiling ceremony, you can see and share the pictures by the Fiat Yamaha Team livebloggers who, prior to the presentation, visited Kuala Lumpur and reached the Sepang circuit on board of two Fiat 500s, as shown in this YouTube video.

More information can be found on the Fiat Yamaha Team website.

(Publication Date: February 2010).

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