Valentino Rossi VR|46 Resmi Ke Ducati Mulai 2011

Yup akhirnya, kepastian itu datang . . . setelah beberapa kali mengalami pasang-surut informasi yang menjurus rumor, akhirnya kepastian itu muncul Valentino Rossi VR|46 resmi Pindah dari Yamaha ke Ducati. Kepastian ini didapat setelah konfirmasi resmi baik dari ke tiga Fihak Yamaha , VR|46 dan Ducati. antara VR|46 dan Yamaha saling melempar pujian dan hormat – sebuah perpisahan yang baik. Yamaha menganggap VR|46 sebagai Racer hebat yang membangun YZR M1 menjadi Motor Referensi MotoGP. VR|46 pun berujar bahwa Tugasnya di yamaha sudah selesai, begitupun kisah cinta terindahnya dengan M1 yang diaktori dirinya dan seluruh kru Team Yamaha. Its Time to start a new challange

30 menit setelah pernyataan VR|46 dan Yamaha Ducati angkat bicara. Adalah Gabriele Del Torchio, President of Ducati Motor Holding membuka ucapan sambutan dengan kalimat : Kami bergembira dengan  ini mengumumkan Bahwa Valentino Rossi akan bersama kami Tahun 2011. Ok Then, Berakhirlah segala Rumor sekarang Yang Kita Lihat adalah kepastian. Terlalu Banyak spekulasi atas kepindahan VR | 46 Ke Ducati, padahal kalo nggak salah Yamaha berencana  menjadikannya Lifetime ambassador untuk tim Garpu tala.

Rentetan Spekulasi penyebab itu antara lain Peningkatan Performa Lorenzo, Masalah keuangan dimana kemungkinan yamaha akan kelimpungan membayar dua Rider kelas wahid ini, dan kesediaan Ducati yang emang berniat menancapkan Idealisme All-Italian (maksute motor-rider asal italia). Posisi VR|46 di Ducati akan menggantikan Casey Stoner yang sudah lebih dulu confirm pindah ke Honda untuk musim 2011 nanti dan akan bertandem dengan Nicky Hayden. Posisi Rossi di Tim pabrikan Yamaha akan digantikan Ben Spies yang sempat menorehkan waktu tercepat kedua pada kualifikasi Brno. Belum diketahui apakah Burgess juga akan pindah? . . . walau nampaknya tidak begitu . . . Silahkan share komentar bro semua, semoga berguna

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berikut petikan pernyataan ketiga fihak :

Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing :

“On behalf of the Yamaha Motor Group, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for the amazing seven years that we have spent together. Valentino joined Yamaha in 2004 at a moment when Yamaha was struggling in road racing after eleven seasons without a championship victory.

“Valentino’s victory at his first GP race for Yamaha in South Africa in 2004 was an incredible moment and was just the first of many more race wins that have thrilled MotoGP fans and Yamaha fans around the world. His unsurpassed skills as a racer and a development rider enabled him to win four MotoGP world titles to date with us and helped Yamaha develop the YZR-M1 into the ‘the bike of reference’ for the MotoGP class.

“There have been so many wonderful experiences and victories and we are very proud to have been able to make history together. Whilst we regret Vale’s decision to move on, at the same time we! fully respect his decision to search for a new challenge and we wish him the very best for 2011 and beyond.

“For the remaining eight races of 2010 Valentino will remain a Yamaha Factory rider. As such he will continue to benefit from our full support and we hope and expect to see some more race wins with him ‘in blue’ before the season is over!”

Valentino Rossi VR|46 :

“It is very difficult to explain in just a few words what my relationship with Yamaha has been in these past seven years.

“Many things have changed since that far-off time in 2004, but especially ‘she’, my M1, has changed. At that time she was a poor middle-grid position MotoGP bike, derided by most of the riders and the MotoGP workers. Now, after having helped her to grow and improve, you can see her smiling in her garage, courted and admired, treated as the ‘top of the class’.

“The list of the people that made this transformation possible is very long, but I would like to thank anyway Masao Furusawa, Masahiko Nakajima and ‘my’ Hiroya Atsumi, as representatives of all the engineers that worked hard to change the face of our M1. Then Jeremy Burgess and all my guys in the garage, who took care of her with love on all the tracks of the world and also all the men and women that have worked in the Yamaha team during these years.

“Now the moment has come to look for new challenges; my work here at Yamaha is finished. Unfortunately even the most beautiful love stories finish, but they leave a lot of wonderful memories, like when my M1 and I kissed for the first time on the grass at Welkom, when she looked straight in my eyes and told me ‘I love you!'”

Gabriele Del Torchio, President of Ducati Motor Holding :

“We are delighted to announce that Valentino Rossi will be with us from 2011,”

“He is a paragon of excellence in the world of motorcycling, coherent with our Italian company which is a standard-bearer for “made in Italy” excellence. These are key values for success in technology, design and sportsmanship.

“In addition to the strong and passionate intent of both parties, this agreement has been made possible by the committed support of our shareholder Investindustrial and all the sponsors associated with the Ducati Marlboro Team, sponsors which have believed in this opportunity and share and support our choices.”

“Firstly, Valentino is a great fan of motorcycles and so it has always been a pleasure for me to listen his opinions,” added Filippo Preziosi, Ducati Corse General Director. “Until the Valencia GP he will remain a competitor, one so great that he has always given a special value to our victories, but as soon as he rides the Ducati for the first time, we will work together on every single detail that will develop a bike capable of showing his huge talent. Working with Valentino is one of the most exciting things for every Engineer and it’s good to know we will have this great opportunity next season.”