The standard excitement of the 2001 500cc MotorGP World Championship featured 4 Yamaha teams entering a typical of 8 services. The Yamaha YZR 500 '01 had encountered numerous improvements through past year. These alterations was in reality designed to enhance motorist feel, self-esteem, and rideability, and enabled crisper throttle response in sluggish corners, which encouraged the rider to speed up a whole lot harder and earlier, on the list of YZR500's stronger characteristics. The greatest modification on look the 2001 model finished up being this phenomenal carbon-fiber bodywork, which is designed to offer more stability at greater expenses. The cyclists both bikes entered by the Factory Yamaha team was in reality Massimiliano "Max" Biaggi, nicknamed "The Roman Emperor," and teammate Carlos Checa "El Toro." M. Biaggi secured their first success on French Grand Prix with C. Checa arriving 2nd. Biaggi a short while later proceeded to simply take Round 7, the Dutch TT and Round 9, the German Grand Prix.
