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| 2009 was the year that saw Valentino Rossi cross more milestones in an already incredibly career. Notching his ninth world championship title, his fourth with Yamaha. When asked what more can one expect from him, he responds: "Every season has its own story, it is more and more difficult and you always have to be faster. I will try again, as usual." |
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| Though just 23, Jorge Lorenzo came of age in 2009 with four MotoGP class race wins, pushing his illustrious teammate Valentino Rossi all the way to the end of the season. The Mallorcan, however, is no stranger to competition maintaining a level head about it. Jorge quips, "For me, it's normal; we both want to win and we are in the same team." |
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| Based in Gerno di Lesmo, close to Monza, the Fiat Yamaha Team is Yamaha's wholly-owned full-factory backed team in the MotoGP. Its roots can be traced back to 1999 following Wayne Rainey's retirement from running a factory-supported team in the 500cc class.. |
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| The Road-Racing World Championship was first organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) in 1949 and has since been administrated by commercial rights owners Dorna Sports under the supervision of the FIM since 1992. It is the oldest motorsport World Championship in existence. |
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| The Yamaha YZR-M1 is an 800 cc motorcycle developed by Yamaha Motor Company to race in the current MotoGP series. It succeeded the 500cc YZR500 by the 2002 season and was originally developed with a 990 cc engine. Since then, the YZR-M1 has been continuously developed into several iterations. |
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