Fiat, Yamaha partnership officially over

The four-year Fiat-Yamaha MotoGP partnership has come to an end. A message on the team's official Twitter page @fiatyamahateam states that it won't be updated and confirms “The team will change title sponsor and therefore it won't be "Fiat Yamaha Team" anymore."

The team's official website also confirms the agreement is over.

Despite winning all three MotoGP titles in 2010, and retaining new world champion Jorge Lorenzo for next season, Fiat's departure had been expected due to Italian superstar Valentino Rossi's switch from Yamaha to Ducati.

Look for Fiat to sponsor Rossi's new team, Italian MotoGP Ducati, which is a better fit for the Italian carmaker.