Former 500c world champion Alex Criville has signed a contract to ride for Luis d'Antin's Yamaha team for the next two years. Criville, who won the world title with Honda in 1999, will ride alongside Norick Abe of Japan.
"This contract provides a challenge for me in sporting terms after so many years with Honda," Criville said in a statement released by the d'Antin team. The 31-year-old, the first Spaniard to win the 500cc world championship, has ended a 10-year link with Honda.
Filed by Sinéad Kissane
