Valentino Rossi in Ducati

An interview that I translated from sportmediaset.com

Valentino Rossi is the new rider of Ducati. After the announce on the website, that came out before for a small problem on the official website of Ducati, here is the communicate that announce the partnership between "Ducati and Valentino Rossi, that reached an agreement where for the next 2 years the 9 times world champion will wear the colors of Ducati Malboro Team and will ride the "Red of Borgo Panigale".

The arrival of Valentino in Ducati opens a new excitant chapter of the history of the Ducati team and of the motogp. the opportunity of having in their team a rider with excellent human and technical qualities like Rossi is considered a great value added for the while project Motogp.

"We are really happy to announce that from 2011 Valentino Rossi will be part of our team. An excellent binomial in the championship, he is consistent with our characteristic of italian firm, standard-bearer of the "made in Italy" values that find in the technology, in the design and in the sportsmanship the key of success.

The agreement has been possible from the wish of all the parts, even from the support of our shareholder Investindustrial and of all the sponsors of Ducati Malboro Team, that believed in this opportunity and continued to give us trust, sharing and approving our decisions."

An official note also from Filippo Preziosi, general director of Ducati Corse: Firstly Valentino is a great passionate of motorbikes and I always enjoyed listening to his technical comments. Until Valencia he will remain a rival and his greatness had always been something that gave a value to all our victories, but from the moment that he will get on Ducati we will be able to analyze every single technical detail that will always help us to develop a better motorbike that will give him the opportunity to express his extraordinary talent. Being able to work with him represents the best thing a mechanic can ask for and it's nice knowing that the next season we will have this great opportunity.