Yamaha checks in with new hotel deal

The factory Yamaha MotoGP team has announced a new partnership with the NH Hoteles chain.

The hotel group will become a premium supplier of the team, which fields Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi in MotoGP, for the remainder of the 2013 season.

“NH Hoteles has an excellent reputation for quality, for style and providing excellent services for an affordable price," said Yamaha Motor Racing managing director Lin Jarvis Jos Maria Basterrechea, the chief executive of NH Italia, the Italian division of the company, added: “Motivation, excellence and teamwork are three of the values that define our business spirit and are in common with the world of sport.

"For this reason it’s an outstanding opportunity to be premium suppliers of Yamaha Factory Racing and to share those values with one of the top teams in MotoGP. We are proud of this agreement and we look forward to maintaining and enhancing the relationship with Yamaha."

The deal was announced ahead of the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.