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Rossi Gets Accustomed To His Trusted Yamaha M1 Bike (VIDEO)


Nine time World Champion Valentino Rossi experienced a disappointing last weekend with the Ducati team in Valencia, where he finished tenth in tricky conditions at the Ricardo Tormo circuit. After his last chapter with the Bologna-based team, 'The Doctor' returned to the Yamaha team where he started the 2013 season on Tuesday by getting accustomed to his beloved, familiar and trusted Yamaha M1 bike. The characteristics of the Japanese Yamaha YZR M1 are suitable for the Italian, unlike the characteristics of the Italian Ducati Desmosedici GP11 and GP12, the bikes Rossi never came to grips with during his two year period with Ducati. The 33 year old and his Yamaha M1 bike were the perfect match, winning 46 Grand Prix races and four MotoGP World titles (2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009). This year's MotoGP title was won by Jorge Lorenzo on the Yamaha M1, who was fighting for victory almost every race with this bike. While Rossi was trying to tame the Ducati Desmosedici for the past two years, the Yamaha M1 remained to be a very strong and competitive bike, but with Jorge Lorenzo charging at the front. In hindsight, many would agree that the Italian legend made a mistake by leaving Yamaha and trying to do better at Ducati, but he's not only one making mistakes. In Formula 1, Michael Schumacher returned to the sport that made him a legend, driving a Mercedes F1 car that was not capable of winning races during his three year period with the German team. At the end of the season, Schumacher will retire, but Rossi will continue to persue a successful period with the Yamaha Factory team. Will we see the old Valentino Rossi fight for victory in 2013? And are Rossi and his Yamaha M1 bike still the perfect match? Are we going to see epic and thrilling battles between Rossi and Lorenzo next season, just like the one in Barcelona Spain in 2009? Let's wait and see...

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2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of August 3)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Oscar PiastriMcLaren284
2Lando NorrisMcLaren275
3Max VerstappenRed Bull187
4George RussellMercedes172
5Charles LeclercFerrari151
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari109
7Andrea AntonelliMercedes64
8Alexander AlbonWilliams54
9Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber37
10Esteban OconHaas27
11Fernando AlonsoAston Martin26
12Lance StrollAston Martin26
13Isack HadjarRacing Bulls22
14Pierre GaslyAlpine20
15Liam LawsonRacing Bulls20
16Carlos SainzWilliams16
17Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber14
18Yuki TsunodaRed Bull10
19Oliver BearmanHaas8
20Jack DoohanAlpine0
21Franco ColapintoAlpine0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team559
         Poles: 8       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 11
2Scuderia Ferrari HP260
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
3Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team236
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Oracle Red Bull Racing194
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 2
5Atlassian Williams Racing70
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team52
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber51
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Visa Cash App Racing Bulls45
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9MoneyGram Haas F1 Team35
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team20
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of August 24)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo455
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing280
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo228
4Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing197
5Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM164
6Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46161
7Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46154
8Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing126
9Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR114
10Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha109
11Brad BinderRed Bull KTM91
12Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing73
13Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol72
14Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech369
15Enea BastianiniKTM Tech363
16Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing58
17Jack MillerPramac Racing52
18Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol46
19Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha45
20Jorge MartinAprilia Racing23
21Pol EspargaroKTM Tech316
22Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing10
23Takaaki NakagamiHRC Team10
24Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing8
25Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing6
26Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR1
27Aleix EspargaroHRC Team0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team683
         Poles: 9       Sprint wins: 13       GP wins: 11
2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP406
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team315
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing255
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Aprilia Racing228
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
6Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP154
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Red Bull KTM Tech3148
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Trackhouse MotoGP Team131
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Honda HRC Castrol118
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Honda LCR MotoGP115
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
11Prima Pramac Racing65
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0