After the Italian media anticipated on Tuesday the not-so-shocking news that Valentino Rossi has decided to return to Yamaha next season and the announcement would be made on August 15th, however Italian sports daily Gazzzetta dello Sport is now reporting that following the ‘leak,’ Ducati and Yamaha have mutually decided to anticipate the official announcement to tomorrow, Friday August 10th around 9:00 am CET.
As it usually happens in these cases, Ducati will be the first to announce that Rossi will be leaving the team at the end of the season with all the customary nice words that accompany these things and several minutes to half and hour later Yamaha will announce Rossi’s return that will probably include all the impressive stats that he obtained during his previous seven year reign with the Japanese manufacturer – four World titles and 46 wins.
So check back with us tomorrow morning and see if the Italians have got it right.