Apart from Rossi, four other riders have won the 500cc title with a non-factory team ... In 1989, he switched to Honda, but with the Rothmans squad as the factory seats were already occupied ...

After five consecutive years as MotoGP and 500cc champion the 27 ... On the final day of testing, Honda rider Dani Pedrosa set the fastest lap time with Rossi second quickest on his Yamaha.

Rossi won nine of 16 races this year in MotoGP, the premier class of grand prix motorcycling that replaced the 500cc category from ... to make the move from Honda because he no longer found ...

Honda’s dominant run began at the season-opening ... Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and ...