Fiat Yamaha announce special livery.
While many MotoGP fans might have preferred some form of tribute livery in memory of Norick Abe - Yamaha's triple 500GP race winner and Valentino Rossi's hero, who died last weekend in a road accident - the factory M1 team will instead appear in the red and white of the Fiat-owned Abarth car brand, which has been re-launched this year.
Earlier this season, the Fiat Yamaha Team and its riders Rossi and Colin Edwards appeared in a special '70s themed livery for the Dutch TT at Assen, to mark the re-launch of the Fiat '500'.
While many MotoGP fans might have preferred some form of tribute livery in memory of Norick Abe - Yamaha's triple 500GP race winner and Valentino Rossi's hero, who died last weekend in a road accident - the factory M1 team will instead appear in the red and white of the Fiat-owned Abarth car brand, which has been re-launched this year.
Earlier this season, the Fiat Yamaha Team and its riders Rossi and Colin Edwards appeared in a special '70s themed livery for the Dutch TT at Assen, to mark the re-launch of the Fiat '500'.
The Abarth livery will be on display at 9.45am in the Phillip Island pit lane, just before the start of Friday's first free practice session.
