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|  | TEAM PROFILE | Valentino Rossi's arrival this season tranformed Yamaha from also-rans to champions. But a glance at the fortunes of the other riders on Yamahas proved that the change was more to do with Rossi than his machinery. There is no doubt that Yamaha, who had not won a MotoGP world title since 1992, upped their game. But probably only he could have achieved what he did with a bike still inferior to the Honda.
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