PICTURES: Yamaha unveils special 70th anniversary Dutch MotoGP livery

Yamaha is marking its seventieth anniversary with a particular retro livery impressed by the long-lasting 1999 YZF-R7 for all 4 of its MotoGP riders: Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins, Jack Miller, and Miguel Oliveira.

The red-and-white colors, famously raced by Noriyuki Haga within the World Superbike Championship, will adorn each the Monster Power and Prima Pramac M1s throughout Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, together with matching workforce clothes, leathers, gloves and helmets.

“Right now marked a very symbolic second as each of Yamaha‘s MotoGP groups united on the grid, showcasing the 4 MotoGP bikes alongside the long-lasting 1999 YZF-R7,” stated Yamaha Racing Managing Director Paolo Pavesio.

“The highly effective visible of the 2 groups changing into one through the use of the identical livery represents greater than only a shared observe presence – it displays our, as of this 12 months, new strategic mindset: we’re one and stronger collectively.”

Yamaha was based on 1 July 1955, a date celebrated yearly as ‘Yamaha Day’. With the seventieth anniversary falling simply sooner or later after this 12 months’s Dutch GP, Assen was chosen because the venue for the official anniversary tribute.

“All through these seven a long time, Yamaha has celebrated quite a few achievements throughout all ranges of racing,” Pavesio added. “Within the World Highway Racing Championship alone, Yamaha has earned 39 Rider Titles, 37 Constructor Titles, and seven Crew Titles – a testomony to our enduring competitiveness and innovation on the world stage.

“Nonetheless, past the trophies and titles, Yamaha’s most defining attribute is its unwavering ardour for racing and its ‘Spirit of Problem’ mindset.”

The manufacturing unit’s most up-to-date Assen win got here in 2021 courtesy of Quartararo.

“The particular color scheme is sweet, and I believe it would make this Grand Prix weekend much more memorable. It provides a bit of additional pleasure,” stated the Frenchman.

Crew-mate Alex Rins added: “This GP is a special day for Yamaha, and having a recent livery is all the time good! We went all out once more matching the leathers, boots, gloves, and helmet to the livery, and I actually like the general look! I hope that the followers additionally prefer it.”

Pramac’s Jack Miller stated he’s proud to put on the retro colors.

“These colors are very particular for Yamaha, and being a part of this celebration is really superb,” stated Miller.

“The bike all the time appears to be like implausible, however these pink and white colors are iconic once you consider Yamaha‘s racing historical past – from In the past’s championship in 1975 to the triumphs of Kenny Roberts and different legendary champions.

“Racing with these colors brings an enormous sense of satisfaction, and there‘s no higher place to put on them than at Assen, which can also be celebrating its a centesimal race. On high of that, for me it’s the proper preview to additionally race in pink and white for the 8 Hours of Suzuka in only a few weeks.”

Crew-mate Oliveira added: “Racing right here at Assen in these colors is each an honour and a privilege, contemplating the unimaginable historical past Yamaha has written through the years.

“Seventy years is a exceptional milestone, and once you consider the riders who’ve competed – and received – on a Yamaha, it actually offers you goosebumps.

“The bike’s livery is gorgeous; it displays a previous that continues to form this model within the current and, hopefully, into an excellent future. Being even a small a part of this epic story is one thing actually particular for me.”

Assen is the one circuit to function in each MotoGP season for the reason that world championship started in 1949, apart from the pandemic-hit 2020 calendar. 

This weekend additionally marks the a centesimal Dutch TT, making it a becoming setting for Yamaha’s milestone celebration.

Haga took his R7 to a race victory within the Spanish spherical of the 1999 WorldSBK season.