Bridgestone Teams up with Valentino Rossi and Extend Role as Official Tyre Supplier to MotoGP

21 Mar

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Valentino Rossi, six-time MotoGP world champion, has agreed to become a Motorcycle Tyre Development Adviser for Bridgestone.

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Valentino Rossi, six-time MotoGP world champion, has agreed to become a Motorcycle Tyre Development Adviser for Bridgestone. A Marketing Service Agreement was signed between Rossi and Bridgestone Europe in February 2011.  Under the agreement, Valentino Rossi and Bridgestone will work together to promote the passion of motorcycling to end users and enthusiasts throughout Europe. Bridgestone will use his input in tyre development to deliver road tyres with better performance and improved safety margins. 

Bridgestone Corporation announced on March 19 that Bridgestone and Dorna Sports have signed a new three-year deal that will see the Japanese manufacturer continue as the Official Tyre Supplier to the premier class of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) MotoGP World Championship from 2012-2014. As of the end of the 2010 season, four World Championship Titles, 70 Grand Prix victories and 197 podiums have been scored in the premier class using Bridgestone tyres.
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