A key Yamaha motivation for signing Jorge Lorenzo was because they were wary of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi moving into Formula 1.

Rossi tested Ferrari’s F1 machines between 2004 and 2006, and has claimed that the manufacturer’s then-boss Stefa🍌no Domenicali wanted him to swi💃tch sports.

Rossi, then 27, insists he was given an of𝐆fer to drive for Fer💫rari-powered Minardi in F1, before hopefully stepping up to the famous team.

Recently-ಌexited Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has now admit🍒ted that bringing Lorenzo in was to mitigate for losing Rossi to F1.

“When Vale came we won in 2004, then we won again in 2005, the first two years, but after 2005 🌺Valentino was seriously thinking 𝓰about going to Formula 1,” Jarvis told .

“So it was just re-discovering MotoGP for Yamaha, we just won the first and second ye♊ar and then what if he left?✱ If he gave up on us?

“We had to have the next rider who could win, we had to tak🎶e him and grow with him.

“And actually Jorge started rid💧ing for us in 2008,✱ but we had a contract with him already in 2006!

“We contracted him to be ready if and when Valentino went to Formula 1 and so we would have the next one🌌, because we could see that Lorenzo was a🌳 killer.”

Valentino Rossi v Jorge Lorenzo iconic feud

R🐲ossi and Lorenzo’s tওime as Yamaha teammates was lit up by a famous rivalry.

A wall divided the Yamaha garage to ensure their data could not be shared, which became symbolic of their fr🍸actious relationship.

Notoriously in 2015, Rossi blamed Marc Marquez for missiꦍng out on the ꦫtitle which was claimed by Lorenzo.

“Initially when Jorge came in 2008 h꧙e was third in 20🌠09, he was second and in 2010 he was champion,” Jarvis said.

“And that creat꧂ed the problem for Valentino to accept it.

“So Valentino left, to go to Ducati at that time. In 2011 and 2012 he wen♋t to Ducati and so that was 🀅the first big shake-up.

“Valඣentino in 2011 and 2012 was noꦗt successful with Ducati and came back to us in 2013.

“So then the roles were reversed. We got Valentino back when Joꦅrge was the King.

“And this was another bold move and eventually Jorge decided to🌱 leavꦡe.”