Limited Edition Signed Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo Tokidoki T-Shirt

Now available on Ebay. Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo Tokidoki T-Shirt for charity (in auction)

About this charity:

Riders for Health's mission is to ensure that completely reliable transport is available for the delivery of health services throughout Africa by 2015. We make sure that African health workers have vehicles that never break down, meaning they can reach even remote villages with the kind of regular, reliable health care we take for granted. We are currently helping 10.8 million people across Africa to receive basic health care, giving them the chance to fight disease and look forward to a healthier future

To celebrate the MotoGP triumphant 2010 season and to consolidate the successful collaboration with tokidoki, stemmed from the participation of Simone Legno in the Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi. Fiat Yamaha Motor Racing and the well-known Italian-American brand have decided to promote an eBay charity auction to support the non-profit organisation Riders for Health.

The auction will start on December 20th and will last until December 30th. There will be 20 T-shirts available, exclusively designed by Simone Legno and signed by Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi

• 10 feature Jorge Lorenzo and the YZR-M1 #99 (5 medium, 3 small and 2 large)
• 10 feature Valentino Rossi and the YZR-M1 #46 (5 medium, 3 small and 2 large).

The eBay auction proceeds will be donated to Riders for Health.
Click here for Jorge Lorenzo and here for Valentino Rossi

New HRC Tagline: One Heart

Not to be outdone from Yamaha Indonesia, Astra Honda Motor Indonesia will sponsoring Honda Racing Team for next 2011 with new tagline One Heart and Satu Hati. Satu Hati is an Indonesian translate for One Heart. Satu mean One, and Hati means Heart. Yamaha Indonesia was earlier wrote an Indonesian text in Fiat Yamaha Team motor and riders racing suite with "Semakin Di Depan" which means "Getting In Front Of"

"For Honda, the dream was the encouragement and strength of spirit is very strong. Therefore we call The Power of the Dream, "said President Director AHM Yusuke Hori.

"AHM tried to share the dream together won racing's victory in the MotoGP world. In the spirit of One Heart, togetherness one heart is a powerful force to achieve dreams, including dreams of even the most high, "said Executive Vice President Director AHM Loman.

This new tagline and logo will appear at first free practice for Valencia's MotoGP next Friday. So for Indonesian fans of HRC, Dani Pedrosa, and Andrea Dovizioso, don't miss this first appearance of One Heart and Satu Hati.

This is the Indonesian television commercial break from AHM (Honda)

Goodbye Brivio

After nine years with Yamaha and Valentino Rossi, Davide Brivio finally leaving Yamaha and will replaced with Massimo "Maio" Meregalli, Yamaha World Superbike team manager who will work together with Wilco Zeelenberg 'to form an experienced and unified management team for 2011 and beyond'.

Brivio, who most recently held the position of team manager for Valentino Rossi's side of the Yamaha garage, will leave his position following the Valencia season finale – although there has been no news on where he will now go.

Brivio is going to turn manager like Carlo Pernat, but has confirmed that he hasn’t made any deals with Valentino Rossi (Brivio brought Rossi to Yamaha) to follow him to Ducati in the near future, but hopes to still collaborate with his former rider and his company VR/46.

Rossi Got A Permission To Test Ducati

Valentino Rossi will ride for Ducati on the next two years. But after Phillip Island race, Yamaha's Masao Furusawa still didn't want to give Rossi a permission to test the Ducati. Today after Australian Grand Prix, Furusawa finally give Rossi permission to test Ducati.

Valentino Rossi gave a signal to the media that he has been given permission by Masao Furusawa to test with Ducati next month in Valencia.

“Furusawa called me and told me it was a way of saying thanks for what I have done for Yamaha,” Rossi told Italia 1. “I think it’s a nice gesture and it shows that Yamaha has valued the things done over these years.”

Upon hearing the news MotoGP Project Manager for Ducati Alessandro Cicognani told motogp.com in an interview: “I haven’t heard what Rossi or Yamaha have said exactly, but I was told about this so I am really happy. I think in a way it’s like a present from Yamaha to Valentino after what he has done for them.”

“We can be happy with this and I would like to thank, in a way, Yamaha. I have good relations with Lin Jarvis and I take this chance to thank him because he has always been fair and open to discussion. It’s not easy and it’s great. So we will work now and finish the season, and then start again for 2011 just after the Valencia race.”

Cicognani continued: “I think for everybody that this test is important because, due to the testing restrictions, I think it’s fair that every rider has the chance to test the bike he is going to ride the following year. So for everybody it would be important. He will test the 2011 bike for sure, and we will see. We are working on it!”

Lorenzo Fastest On Free Practice 1 Australian Grand Prix

Lorenzo, 2010 MotoGP World Champion, set the fastest time at 1st Australian Grand Prix free practice with 1.41.146. Both Ducati's rider, Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden on 2nd and 3rd with 0.334 and 0.485 seconds behind Jorge Lorenzo. Last race winner Valentino Rossi only at 7th with 1.42.626m while Dani Pedrosa, current runner up championship still had a problem with his shoulder injury. The free practice session was delayed by the race director, following bad weather at Phillip Island circuit. 

Good result coming from San Carlo Honda Gresini's rider. Both Marcos placed 4th and 5th. Followed by Andrea Dovizioso on 6th. The Suzuki's rising star, Alvaro Bautista only set 1.46.160 on 14th place.

Full free practice result here

Yamaha Very Lost Rossi

Lin Jarvis, Yamaha's managing director said that Yamaha very lost the Doctor Valentino Rossi after Rossi decided to move to Ducati. Yamaha and Rossi had a very good relationship for last 7 years. Yamaha also offer Rossi more 2 years contract for 2011 and 2012. But Rossi choose Ducati for next 2 years.

Lin Jarvis said that he didn't find the reason why Rossi reject Yamaha's contract. Jarvis have a presumption that Rossi want to be the first rider on the team. That is something impossible for Yamaha with Jorge Lorenzo inside the team.

Jarvis also explain why Yamaha choose Lorenzo. At 2006, there were rumors that Rossi will leaves MotoGP and move to F1 and rally. Jarvis also said that Rossi's statement was unclear about his decision. 2006 Yamaha seal Rossi for only one year. Yamaha also prepare Jorge Lorenzo to replace Rossi (if Rossi retired from MotoGP)

"This became the end of seven years of our togetherness. During that time with Valentino was wonderful times and fun"

"He's a great racer, both in terms of its ability on the track, her ability to communicate and also became an icon. During this time he has been a tremendous ambassador for Yamaha. We really want him to retire here and then became the brand ambassador for Yamaha"

That's Jarvis said on an interview at Pacific Place Hotel, during his visit to Jakarta, Indonesia