– Yamaha will conduct its 2017 team presentation in the Spanish capital, Madrid, on January 19 (Thursday).Yamaha is aiming to bounce back from a comparatively challenging 2016 campaign, in which it endured 10 races without a victory, having won five of the opening seven rounds.Yamaha topped the Teams' standings but missed out to rivals Honda in the Manufacturers' standings, while Marc Márquez claimed the Drivers' title for its Japanese counterparts.For 2017, Yamaha has recruited Maverick Viñales from Suzuki to ride alongside Valentino Rossi, following Jorge Lorenzo's decision to switch to Ducati.Viñales, regarded as one of MotoGP's brightest rising stars, placed fourth in the 2016...
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