PRESIDENT TORU HASEGAWA''S COMMENT ON VALENTINO ROSSI''S MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY
17 October 2004 - Yamaha Racing

It gives me great pleasure to announce to Yamaha customers, fans and dealers worldwide that after a 12 year void Yamaha has finally won back the Motorcycle Grand Prix rider''s championship title in what is now the MotoGP World Championship.

I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my congratulations and heartfelt thanks to Valentino Rossi, to all the YZR-M1 development and Team staff who have worked night and day on this project, to our technical partners and to our sponsors who have supported us in the challenge towards this great victory.

As Yamaha Motor Company prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding next year, we dedicate ourselves to continuing the challenge of achieving even higher goals - such as winning the MotoGP World Manufacturers Championship title. By doing so, we hope that we can continue to bring you all that special blend of excitement and deep felt satisfaction that we at Yamaha call ''Kando'', while helping to promote the awareness and popularity of motorcycling worldwide.

We will commit ourselves and will work hard so that the day will come soon when I can once again share with you the Kando of announcing another Yamaha victory in this way.

Toru Hasegawa
President & Representative Director
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

www.yamaha-racing.com

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