Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from crash.net that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank Petronas Yamaha director Johan Stigefelt and the team's new superstar MotoGP arrival Valentino Rossi go back a long way. Stigefelt, 44, first met Rossi, 42, when they were competing together in the European championship at Mugello in 1995. Rossi went on to make his grand prix debut the following year and Stigefelt in 1997. While the Swede's GP career ended in 2004 (with a best of eighth place) he soon forged a new career in team management, initially in World Supersport, then Superbike, before joining the...
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