![MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy talks to Ducati Corse General director Filippo Preziosi before a training session with his new Ducati at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack near Valencia, November 9, 2010. MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy talks to Ducati Corse General director Filippo Preziosi before a training session with his new Ducati at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack near Valencia, November 9, 2010.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E69GXG/motogp-rider-valentino-rossi-of-italy-talks-to-ducati-corse-general-director-filippo-preziosi-before-a-training-session-with-his-new-ducati-at-the-ricardo-tormo-racetrack-near-valencia-november-9-2010-reutersheino-kalis-spain-tags-sport-motor-racing-2E69GXG.jpg)
MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy talks to Ducati Corse General director Filippo Preziosi before a training session with his new Ducati at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack near Valencia, November 9, 2010.
![Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi (L) of Italy sprays champagne on Ducati chief engineer Filippo Preziosi (C) and a hostess (R) as he celebrates on the podium his third place in the Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi (L) of Italy sprays champagne on Ducati chief engineer Filippo Preziosi (C) and a hostess (R) as he celebrates on the podium his third place in the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7GAPB/yamaha-motogp-rider-valentino-rossi-l-of-italy-sprays-champagne-on-ducati-chief-engineer-filippo-preziosi-c-and-a-hostess-r-as-he-celebrates-on-the-podium-his-third-place-in-the-motogp-motorcycling-italian-grand-prix-at-the-mugello-circuit-in-central-italy-may-31-2009-reutersalessandro-bianchi-italy-sport-motor-racing-2E7GAPB.jpg)
Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi (L) of Italy sprays champagne on Ducati chief engineer Filippo Preziosi (C) and a hostess (R) as he celebrates on the podium his third place in the
![Valentino Rossi reveals driving force behind move from Yamaha to Ducati | Valentino Rossi | The Guardian Valentino Rossi reveals driving force behind move from Yamaha to Ducati | Valentino Rossi | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2010/8/16/1281952129036/Valentino-Rossi-006.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctYWdlLTIwMTAucG5n&enable=upscale&s=bf6b611d3c3fa1845ed15ab20d06bf6e)