Iveco has delivered new vehicles to the Fiat-Yamaha Team, which have been specially prepared with the colours of the nine times World Champion Valentino Rossi and his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo.

In a ceremony held at the Monza circuit, near the headquarters of Yamaha Motor Racing in Gerno di Lesmo were Franco Miniero, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing and Marco Monticelli, Vice President, External Relations & Communication, to deliver the keys of the Iveco vehicles directly to Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing. Also present were General Manager Marco Riva and Davide Brivio, Manager of the Valentino Rossi team.

The vehicles, 4 Stralis tractors, (2 AS440S45T/P and 1 AS440S50T/P), in addition to the two already in use during previous seasons, and an ECODaily 35S14SV, semi-windowed van will be used by the team for the transfer of motorcycles and equipment for the construction of structures within the circuit paddocks, worldwide.

This initiative demonstrates the partnership that Iveco further developed before the start of the racing season with the Fiat Yamaha team, but it was an opportunity also to celebrate the first race victory of the MotoGP World Championship, held over the last weekend in Qatar, where the team created an exciting one-two finish in which Valentino Rossi crossed the line in first place followed by his team mate, Jorge Lorenzo.

The partnership with the Fiat Yamaha Team is part of the wider Iveco strategy, increasingly tied to the sports world and in keeping with its strong international identity, demonstrating the vitality and energy of the company, which has always aligned its name with partners of excellence in sport, beginning with the most recent and important link with the world of rugby, the All Blacks, the world's most famous team, not forgetting the role of official supplier to the Scuderia Ferrari.

Lin Jarvis said: "It's a real pleasure to work with Iveco. Of course they are a part of the Fiat group, who have been our title sponsor for four years, and it's great to further extend the partnership in this way. It's exciting to get this new fleet of trucks, which we shall use in Europe to transport all of our equipment, bikes, spare parts and hospitality. Moving our team around is a huge logistical job and we've worked closely with Iveco and Fiat to find exactly the right vehicles. When you look at our bikes and the trucks side by side it's difficult to see the similarities but in fact many of the same technologies are important, such as high performance, efficient consumption and reliability. These are the key features of these Iveco trucks and we're looking forward to getting them on the road!"

Franco Miniero added: "First of all I would like to congratulate the Fiat Yamaha Team for the great result they achieved in Qatar at the first race of the season. The partnership between Iveco and the Fiat Yamaha Team has started in the best way and we hope to continue like this throughout the entire season. Today we are pleased to announce that from now on the Fiat Yamaha Team can count on four new Stralis, in addition to the three they have already been using, and an ECODaily semi-windowed van. Iveco shares with Fiat Yamaha the attention to detail that makes Yamaha a winning team all over the world, and we Italians are very proud that they have their headquarters here in Italy. Congratulations to the FYT! We hope that in our role as Official Sponsor and Premium Supplier we will accompany you along this winning road and we hope to give you, as we say in our sign-off, a lot of energy!"