Yamaha has announced that current FIM MX2 World Championship leader Antonio Cairoli has signed a new contract to remain in blue colours for a further three years and will contest the MX2 series for the 2008 campaign.
The popular and talented 21 year old has steered a YZ250F for the Italian De Carli team since 2004 and in that time has claimed the 2005 World Championship and finished 3rd and 2nd the other two seasons; totalling 15 career victories .
Cairoli‰Ûªs form has been magical this season with five straight wins and ten moto triumphs from a possible twelve. He leads the ‰Ûª07 competition from 64 points over defending champion Christophe Pourcel. The Sicilian is committed to the 2008 MX2 World Championship for his fifth term on the YZ and with Claudio De Carli‰Ûªs impressive crew but for the following two years he could make a switch to MX1 or even consider an AMA berth over the Atlantic.
‰ÛÏI am really happy with the new deal,‰Û
