Yamaha boss delighted with team spirit

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis is delighted with the changes in his team’s garage after years of tension between Valentino Rossi and former teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Insistent that while his previous two riders may not have liked each other their respective teams always maintained a cordial attitude, he nonetheless says that the change in riders has helped clear the air after nearly a decade of bad blood. “We’re fortunate in that while it’s been bad in the past, in the last two years despite the friction between the riders the guys in the team have always been united. That’s a culture that we’ve been able to nurture over the years as we’ve had a lot of friction to deal with. “Now we can operate as a team and work very well together, and that’s what you’re seeing now. Of course, the atmosphere is even lighter now because we don’t have the baggage and the polemics of the past – we have a rookie who’s never had any issues with anyone and he’s a super guy, so far so good!”