Already a nine-time World Champion in Grand Prix racing, Valentino Rossi has just inked a new two year contract extension with Movistar Yamaha. Can The Doctor pull off another championship to make it 10"
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March 15, 2018 – Valentino Rossi has signed a new two-year deal to continue in MotoGP? with the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team. The announcement will see the 39-year-old compete in a record 25 seasons of Grand Prix racing and continue his association with the Japanese manufacturer in the premier class for an astounding 15 years.
Rossi?s first season with Yamaha was 2004, where he spectacularly won on his debut with the team in South Africa, before going on to take the title the same year. He went on to win the Championship again in 2005, before then losing out in 2006 and 2007 – but the ‘Doctor’ was soon back on top.
In 2008, the rider from Tavullia claimed the title in supreme fashion ? a feat he repeated the year after in 2009 to make it another back-to-back run. That marks Rossi?s most recent title to date, although the number 46 has challenged for the crown since.

This new, two-year deal demonstrates both Yamaha?s commitment to the nine-time World Champion and vice-versa, as they seek to be fighting consistently at the front once again. After some ups and downs in 2017, as well as an injury mid-season, the target is set high again in 2018 – could a tenth be on the way"

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