Då var det klart Rossi lämnar Honda!

[boba fett]

Rossi lämnar Honda!!!

http://www.eurosport.com/home/pages/V3/L0/S39/sport_Lng0_Spo39_Sto502608.shtml

 

[Swedie]

Äntligen! Vill ha mer fajt nästa år! Hoppas han kommer till Yamaha stallet. skulle rocka fint.

 

[Liwa1]

Blir det Yamaha får han troligen en svensk super kille som sköter hans hoj gällande Öhlinsdämparna.

Då får Peter släpa hem en ny tröja till mig med autograf på. Så jag håller tummen.

 

[Penguin]

Spännande!

 

[Mattias]

Pressrelease från Dorna:

Rossi and Honda confirm separation

Valentino Rossi and Honda today made a joint announcement to confirm that they
will not renew their contract for the 2004 MotoGP World Championship. After a
relationship spanning four seasons which has yielded three world titles and 33
premier-class victories, the Japanese factory and the reigning World Champion
confirmed their separation to a packed press conference just hours after the
Italian's final victory on the RC211V at Valencia.

Rossi revealed that he felt he had achieved everything he possibly could on the
V5 machine and added that he was looking forward to racing against it next
season. "I am here to say thank you very much to Honda and that next year we
will not race together. I have had four fantastic years which are truly
unforgettable. We won three World Championships and more or less 50% of the
races. I have won in normal conditions, in the wet, in the dry, at my favourite
track and, today, at my least favourite track. My work on this bike is finished.
I am a HRC rider until the 31st December so I cannot comment yet on which bike I
will be riding, but I can say that it will be a big challenge - it maybe even
seems a little crazy right now! I think all the journalists, fans and everybody
involved in this sport is very happy because next year will be a great fight."

Carlo Fiorani, Sporting Manager for HRC, declared: "Everybody knows that Honda
have been in negotiations with Valentino Rossi for much of the season. Honda
have done everything in their power to convince him to stay, but in the end the
decision was nothing to do with money, sponsorship or any other standard
contractual situation. The only area of difficulty is that we cannot offer
Valentino the challenge he is looking for and we understand that he should look
for that challenge elsewhere."

Less than one hour after the announcement, Fortuna Yamaha Team Director Davide
Brivio made the following statement: "We welcome this evening's news that the
Honda - Valentino Rossi relationship has drawn to a close. As many people know,
when it became clear that there was a possibility that Valentino would not renew
his agreement with Honda we made contact with his management team. I can confirm
that our discussions with Valentino's management are proceeding well. With the
confirmation that he shall not renew with Honda we shall proceed with our
negotiations and hope to conclude an agreement within the immediate future."

Meanwhile, Telefónica MoviStar Honda declared that Colin Edwards will ride
alongside Sete Gibernau aboard the RC211V machine next season. The move marks a
return to Honda for the 29 year old Texan, who won two World Superbike titles
with the Japanese factory in 2000 and 2002 before moving to MotoGP at the start
of the 2003 season with Aprilia. Edwards' replacement at Aprilia has been
confirmed as British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne.


Shakey Byrne blir intressant att se. Från journalist till MotoGP-förare. Coolt!

 

[Mattias]

Mer pressrelease, nu från Fortuna Yamaha:

FORTUNA YAMAHA TEAM STATEMENT

The following is a statement issued on behalf of Fortuna Yamaha Team director
Davide Brivio.

"We welcome this evening's news that the Honda - Valentino Rossi relationship
has drawn to a close. As many people know, when it became clear that there was a
possibility that Valentino would not renew his agreement with Honda we made
contact with his management team. I can confirm that our discussions with
Valentino's management are proceeding well. With the confirmation that he shall
not renew with Honda we shall proceed with our negotiations and hope to conclude
an agreement within the immediate future.

"This is obviously a very exciting prospect for us. However, until we have one
hundred percent finalised an agreement with Valentino we shall not be able to
comment further on the situation and on our Team's final line-up for 2004.

"We fully appreciate that there is enormous media interest in Valentino's future
and so we shall endeavour to be as open as possible. However, at the present
time I can say no more than this. Our joint aim is to make a full announcement
as soon as all the details have been finalised."

 

[Joker]

Varför skulle Rossi lämna Honda?
Vad ka Rossi köra för nu då?

Är det yamaha ??


Yamahas MotoGP är det Fortuna?
Var det bara Honda MotoGP som hade 5 cylindrar?

 

[Penguin]

Shakey Byrne blir intressant att se. Från journalist till MotoGP-förare. Coolt!

Helt klart! Ska bli mycket spännande att se! Såg för ett tag sedan en några år gammal Fast Bikes-rulle där han var med och testade 1999 års twinnar i ett landsvägstest som var ganska spektakulärt.

 

[Flamma77]

Jag skulle vilja se Rossi på en Ducce!!! Då sulle jag slippa att titta åt två håll...
Det går ju bra för Capirossi, så omöjligt kan det väl inte vara? Han talade ju om en utmaning...
Mycket spännande!!

 

[rerell]

Shakey Byrne blir intressant att se. Från journalist till MotoGP-förare. Coolt!

Han kör väl i BSB också... inte "bara" journalist alltså?

 

[Pålle]

Han kör väl i BSB också... inte "bara" journalist alltså?

"Edwards' replacement at Aprilia has been
confirmed as British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne."

Givetvis får man inte en GP styrning för att man kan skriva artiklar eller döda testhojar på löpande band...

 

[Mattias]

Han kör väl i BSB också... inte "bara" journalist alltså?

Nja, han blev BSB-mästare i år och vann båda heaten i WSB på Brands Hatch. Så köra kan han väl, hjälpligt.

 

[Nyteknik]

Yes!!! Fan vad kul! Jag lovar att Rossi gör resten av fältet helt desillusionerat nästa år och är lika överlägsen - men på en Yamaha.

 

[grandmaster]

Nja, han blev BSB-mästare i år och vann båda heaten i WSB på Brands Hatch. Så köra kan han väl, hjälpligt.

alla kan köra bra på en hemmabana, se bara på mig; tog ett helt poäng på Knutis under sista SM-helgen

 

[Masonit]

will be riding, but I can say that it will be a big challenge - it maybe even
seems a little crazy right now!

Kawasaki

\Masonit

 

[kawa69]

Kawasaki

\Masonit

Jag håller med ovanstående, om det ska verka konstigt finns det nästan bara kawa

 

[Torkel]

Jag håller med ovanstående, om det ska verka konstigt finns det nästan bara kawa

Eller Harris-WCM...

 

[Martin]

Då blir det väl inte Ducce iallafall med tanke på den här nyheten. Då ju redan Capirossi och Bayliss är klara för nästa år.

http://motograndprix.tiscali.com/en...t=&menu=news_info&news_id=11132&rnd=138018398

Nej.. ducce blir det nog inte

Isåfall får de hitta en annan sponsor än Marlboro.. efter som Rossi vägrar köra med tobaksreklam

 

[Triggerhappy]

Rossi chockar och åker Aprilia nästa år !
Lagom "crazy" och defenetivt en utmaning.
Framför allt är det Italienskt.

 

[Torkel]

Rossi chockar och åker Aprilia nästa år !
Lagom "crazy" och defenetivt en utmaning.
Framför allt är det Italienskt.

Hmm, Aprilia har ju i dagsläget ingen förare så det vore ju ett drömscenario! Det känns "fel" med Rossi på en Yamaha, så är det bara. Nä, Aprilia känns som det moraliska valet! Plus att det är en sååå cool hoj! Hoppas kan man ju alltid!