Monday, 8th October 2007

Noriyuki Haga did all he could to snatch a dramatic World Superbike title victory from James Toseland in Sunday's Magny-Cours finale - winning both races with ease, but was still left just two points short.

"To get the manufacturer title is excellent - it shows the strength of the bike and the total team effort including both riders," added Yamaha Motor Europe general manager Laurens Klein Koerkamp. "It's been an unbelievable challenge but the team never gave up and closed the gap. We were so close to the rider title. Of course, at the end of the season you can have many 'what ifs' but that's racing and we've shown the 'spirit of challenge' attitude and passion for racing that runs through the team and Yamaha. The R1 was a new bike this year and we've shown what it can do. Next year we'll go for the rider title as well, nothing less."

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