The factory Yamaha team has unveiled the livery of its 2018 MotoGP challenger at a launch event in Madrid. Yamaha managed four wins between its two riders in 2017, with new signing Maverick Vinales – who announced a two-year extension of his deal with the team - tallying up three victories from the first five races while Valentino Rossi secured his 115th grand prix success at Assen. However, problems with the YZR-M1's chassis in hot conditions and in the wet, as well as a double break of the right leg for Rossi which forced him to miss the Misano race, derailed Yamaha's charge for the title. Vinales ended his maiden campaign with the Japanese marque third in the standings,...
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