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Lin Jarvis of Britain and Yamaha Factory Team look during the Team Managers Press Conference during the MotoGP of Valencia Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana at Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain on 16th Nov 2018 (Photo by Jose Breton/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Lin Jarvis of Britain and Yamaha Factory Team look during the Team Managers Press Conference during the MotoGP of Valencia Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana at Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain on 16th Nov 2018 (Photo by Jose Breton/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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RIO HONDO, ARGENTINA - APRIL 09: (L-R) Valentino Rossi of Italy and Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, Lin Jarvis of Britain and Yamaha Factory Team and Maverick Vinales of Spain and Movistar Yamaha MotoGP celebrate on the podium at the end of the MotoGP race during the MotoGp of Argentina - Race on April 9, 2017 in Rio Hondo, Argentina. (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)

RIO HONDO, ARGENTINA - APRIL 09: (L-R) Valentino Rossi of Italy and Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, Lin Jarvis of Britain and Yamaha Factory Team and  Maverick Vinales of Spain and  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP celebrate on the podium at the end of the MotoGP race during the MotoGp of Argentina - Race on April 9, 2017 in Rio Hondo, Argentina.  (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)

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Yamaha Moto GP rider Valentino Rossi (R) gestures during a press conference in Jakarta on January 25, 2013 as managing director of Yamaha motor racing Lin Jarvis (L) looks on. Rossi and his teammate Jorge Lorenzo (not pictured) were in Jakarta to promote Indonesian Yamaha's new slogan-logo, semakin di depan (getting ahead). AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)

Yamaha Moto GP rider Valentino Rossi (R) gestures during a press conference in Jakarta on January 25, 2013 as managing director of Yamaha motor racing Lin Jarvis (L) looks on.  Rossi and his teammate Jorge Lorenzo (not pictured) were in Jakarta to promote Indonesian Yamaha's new slogan-logo, semakin di depan (getting ahead).    AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO        (Photo credit should read BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)