The MotoGP legend struck a deal with the Japanese manufacturer to bring his team under their banner, repoဣrt.

The deal is a two-year cont🧸ract covering 2025 and 2026, and was agreed las𝓰t week in Qatar.

Next year, VR46 will remain as a Ducati satellite team for the final year ꧂of their contract with the Italian brand.

But the longer term future for Rossi’s squad has b♒een specu🧔lated upon all season.

Earlier this year, he became a brand ambassador for Yamaha 🍨- the team which remains synonymous wi♐th his greatest successes.

🦋Yamaha, both this season and in 2024, are the only manufacturer to run just two bikes on the MotoGP grid.

They have been actively seeking a way to also run a satellite team, and VR46 now appear to fit ꦐthe bill.

VR46 have also struck a three-year deal with Indonesian oil𒀰 company Pertamina Lubricants to become their title sponsor, beginning next season.

This will carry them through their reported two-year all🔯iance with Yamaha.

One VR46 rider could even receive a factory-spec bi🔴ke in 2025 while under the Yamaha umbrella, the report states.

That creates⛄ an interesting scenario for Marco Bezzecchi, in pa🐼rticular.

Although currently the VR46’s year-old Ducatis are 🐲more competitive than the Yamaha run by Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidell༺i.

VR46 challenged for the MotoGP championship via Bezz𒆙ecchi this season and will hope for another productive year in their current home in 2024 before this🦋 mooted significant change.