[kropotkin thinks...] - Yamaha Management Reshuffle Now Official: Brivio, Meregalli A

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Once upon a time, one rider switching teams was a relatively simple affair, requiring no more than a new set of leathers and a new patch to sew on a paddock jacket. Those days are long gone, but the extent of changes brought about by Valentino Rossi's move from Yamaha to Ducati is virtually unprecedented. Today, Yamaha officially announced news that MotoMatters.com had brought you from Aragon in mid-September: that the departure of Rossi's crew from Yamaha would see the reuniting of Ben Spies crew at the factory Yamaha team, when the 2010 Rookie of the Year moves up from the Tuesday after the Valencia test.

It had already emerged at Phillip Island that Rossi's pit crew would be following the Italian to Ducati, making way for Tom Houseworth and Greg Wood to move into the factory Yamaha slots vacated by Burgess and crew. It was also an open secret that Rossi's team manager Davide Brivio would be leaving along with Rossi, a fact now confirmed by the factory Yamaha team. Brivio will be moving into a management role with Rossi's VR46 merchandise brand, though the exact details are yet to be defined, according to GPOne.com.

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