Rossi signs one-year deal with Petronas Yamaha team

Still in the game: Nine-time world champion Rossi has 98 victories in the MotoGP category.

CATALUNYA: Italian great Valentino Rossi (pic) will race for the Petronas Yamaha MotoGP team next season after signing a one-year contract renewal, Yamaha said.

Yamaha said the 41-year-old nine-time world champion would have the Japanese manufacturer’s full factory support at the satellite team.