Repsol YPF reaches an agreement with HRC for the next years.
‘ The agreement provides for a close collaboration in MotoGP ‘ After several months of hard-working meetings to define the future working plans and the details of the agreement, the parties have finally reached this satisfying alliance ‘ The agreement between the two companies is for the next two seasons ‘ The relationship between two leaders have a background of 8 Riders’ World Championship titles and 2 as a team, 90 victories in the premier class and 130 podium finishes
Repsol YPF and Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) have reached this weekend in the Dutch circuit of Assen an agreement for the coming years for MotoGP. After several months of hard-working meetings to define the future working plans and the details of the agreement, the parties have finally reached this satisfying alliance, which has been ratified this weekend at the ‘Cathedral of Motorcycling’, the TT Circuit Assen. The agreement is for the next two seasons.
During all this time, Repsol YPF has decided not to give any pronouncement about all the rumours that where appearing in the paddock, in order to respect the work of all the teams and the natural way of the negotiations.The relationship between two leaders as HRC and Repsol YPF have a background of 8 Riders’ World Championship titles and 2 as a team, 90 victories in the premier class and 130 podium finishes.
Mr. Satoru Horiike,
HRC Managing Director:
‘Repsol Honda is an established brand and we are very happy to be able to continue the growth of this image in the world of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. After 11 years with Repsol, HRC is very pleased to continue the relationship with a new agreement form the 2006 season. The Repsol Honda Team has enjoyed record-breaking success in the past 11 years and it is our intention to continue this.’
Mr. Jaume Giró,
Repsol YPF General Manager for Communication:
‘Being able to finally announce that HRC and Repsol YPF are going to be together in the next years is a satisfaction for us and the culmination of several months of intensive work in a joint project for the future, outlining the foundations for this agreement. Hopefully, with situations like that we can see that still the money is not the most important thing when we are talking about one project, one main goal and the attitude to get that.”Working with HRC is something that we’ve been doing now for more than ten years, and I just need to refer to the success achieved together to make an assessment of our collaboration. Our vision for the future and the determination of both companies to improve and be always one step ahead of our competitors has taken us to reach this collaboration agreement to start a new stage of professional success.”Competing on the highest level is something innate for us, it is in our genetic code and it is part of the corporate strategy of Repsol. Competition gives us the chance to be leaders in research and development of new products, and at the same time it allows us to enjoy being close to the fans. Repsol YPF feels really comfortable with partners such as HRC in the Motorcycling World Championship, where we have been, we are and we will continue being.’
