A few minutes before 10am Rossi had walked into the Yamaha motorhome, changed into his black and yellow leathers then walked into the garage. A brief pause, a moment of reflection then handshakes and greetings with his old, and new, team.
He hopped on the black, yellow and graphite bike and was off. And then it started to rain so he was back in the pits after a few laps. But, after 2 years in the Ducati wilderness, the Doctor is back at Yamaha.