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- 2006-01-11
Tobacco giant Altadis has stepped up the war-of-words with former MotoGP partner Yamaha by rubbishing the claims made by the motorcycle manufacturer in the opening skirmish of what appears to be an ugly legal battle over a truncated sponsorship agreement. Having announced that, regretfully, it felt it had no...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2006-01-10
The Kronos Total Citroen World Rally team have been given a boost ahead of the Rallye Monte Carlo, following confirmation that the team will be sponsored by Altadis group tobacco brand Gauloises. Gauloises branding had appeared on the Yamaha bikes of Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards in 2005, however...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Kronos Inc., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2006-01-10
Altadis, the manufacturer of the Gauloises cigarette brand, has begun arbitration proceedings in an attempt to gain 'substantial compensation' from Yamaha for what it claims are damages arising from the early end to their MotoGP contract. Altadis is accusing Yamaha of a material breach of contract after the two...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2006-01-10
The factory Yamaha MotoGP team has reacted angrily to former sponsorship partner Altadis' decision to pursue compensation for the early end of their contract through the courts, claiming that its claims are misguided. Responding to the announcement of Altadis' course of action, which follows Yamaha's decision to carry Camel...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2005-12-23
Following Yamaha's earlier announcement, that it will not carry Gauloises branding for the 2006 MotoGP World Championship season, Altadis - owner of Gauloises - has responded with a statement of its own, in which it makes clear that a settlement between the two companies is yet to be reached. ...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2005-09-27
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net, Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody reports from round thirteen of the 2005 world championship, at Sepang in Malaysia - an event that saw Valentino Rossi collect his seventh world title after finishing the race second to Ducati's Loris Capirossi... ...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Bridgestone Corp., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2004-11-24
Former d'Antin Ducati rider Ruben Xaus has today Wednesday signed a one-year contract with the Fortuna Yamaha Tech 3 team to ride a YZR-M1 in the 2005 MotoGP world championship. Xaus, the 2004 MotoGP rookie of the year - with one podium finish to his credit - will, as...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2004-01-21
On the eve of this weekend's much anticipated Sepang test, Yamaha has officially confirmed Norick Abe as replacing Alex Barros in the Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 team. Abe will ride alongside Marco Melandri for the privately owned French team, while Spaniard Carlos Checa and his new team-mate, MotoGP World...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2004-01-21
Following the controversial news that Yamaha would be including two brands of tobacco in its 2004 team names, it has now revealed exactly who will ride in what colours this season... As revealed in the updated entry list, the factory team with Valentino Rossi and Carlos Checa will now...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Yamaha Corp.
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- 2004-01-08
With intensive pre-season testing of the 2004 entries by Yamaha and Honda due to begin in Sepang at the end of this month, time is fast running out for Alex Barros to confirm his future. At a time when many GP regulars have found themselves fighting to stay in the...
Tags: Altadis S.A., Honda Motor Co., Yamaha Corp.