Valentino Rossi has signed a two-year extension with the Yamaha factory team, ensuring he remains in MotoGP until at least 2020. The Italian rider and seven-time MotoGP champion had been expected to remain with Yamaha after previously hinting that he wished to remain in the sport for a few more years, therefore Thursday's announcement came as no surprise. Rossi will partner Maverick Vinales until 2020 after the latter agreed a new two-year extension earlier this year, having joined the team in 2016. 'When I signed my last contract with Yamaha, in March 2016, I wondered if that would have been the last contract as a MotoGP rider,' admitted the 39-year-old. 'At that time, I decided...
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