Cairoli sticks with Yamaha.

Former MX2 world champion and current 2007 title leader, Antonio Cairoli, has pledged his allegiance to Yamaha for at least a further three seasons.

The talented Italian, who has lost only one grand prix so far this season, will stay in Claudio De Carli's team for 2008, again racing in the MX2 class, and then decide what - and where - to race for the remaining two years at a later date.

Cairoli sticks with Yamaha.

Former MX2 world champion and current 2007 title leader, Antonio Cairoli, has pledged his allegiance to Yamaha for at least a further three seasons.

The talented Italian, who has lost only one grand prix so far this season, will stay in Claudio De Carli's team for 2008, again racing in the MX2 class, and then decide what - and where - to race for the remaining two years at a later date.

"I am really happy with the new deal," said the flamboyant winner of 2007 Grands Prix in Holland, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Germany. "We made a good arrangement for both Yamaha and I and it is great to get it confirmed. I will definitely be in MX2 next season and then we will see, maybe MX1. It was an easy decision to make because I have a happy home with Yamaha and the team. MX2 is a difficult class but we have one of the best bikes."

"We are really happy that Tony has signed for Yamaha for three years and will continue with us," commented De Carli. "It will be another step in a positive direction and also nice because Tony began his emergence as a top rider with our team. I am pleased that the decision was an easy one for him and that he feels happy racing with us."

"Tony is the most talented young rider in the World Championship and we are very happy to have an agreement with him for the upcoming three years," offered Yamaha Motor Europe's racing manager Laurens Klein Koerkamp. "We believe that he has a lot of potential, whether he wishes to go to MX1 or to the US to race Supercross in the next few years. We are looking forward to a prosperous and exciting future together."

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