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Lorenzo: An emotional day!
The 20-year-old first rode a YZR-M1 during a secret test at Almeria during the MotoGP summer break, but Valencia marked his first time working with the factory Yamaha team - which will be restructured next season to allow Valentino Rossi to race with Bridgestone tyres, while Lorenzo uses Michelin
Evolution of the YZR-M1 - part one.
The end of the 2006 MotoGP season also marked the last ever race for the 990cc prototypes, including Yamaha's YZR-M1, with new 800cc engine regulations being introduced for next season.
Evolution of the YZR-M1 - part two.
Part one of the Yamaha technical presentation detailed how the YZR-M1 has evolved since its 2002 racing debut, and part two will now concentrate specifically on the 2006 machine.
Evolution of the YZR-M1 - part one.
The end of the 2006 MotoGP season also marked the last ever race for the 990cc prototypes, including Yamaha's YZR-M1, with new 800cc engine regulations being introduced for next season.
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Q&A: Ichiro Yoda - Yamaha YZR-M1 project leader.
Ichiro Yoda has worked with Yamaha ever since he graduated from Tokyo's Metropolitan University in the late seventies.
Q&A: Max Biaggi.
Yamaha rider Max Biaggi talks about the 2002 season, testing, the change to four-stroke machines and a lot more: Q: This first year of four-stroke GPs is going to be very unpredictable, that should make the season-opening Japanese GP in particular more exciting than ever...