Rizla Suzuki MotoGP has released the first images of the 2008 Suzuki GSV-R accompanied by a technical specification and interviews with the machine's riders, Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi.

Valentino Rossi completed a mainly positive first day of testing in Malaysia today as the first of four pre-season tests began for the Fiat Yamaha Team. Rossi's second test on Bridgestone tyres was interrupted when he crashed entering turn two on his twentieth lap of the day, but the Italian was unhurt and completed 44 laps and some important development work

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. and Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. marked the second year of their MotoGP partnership today, at the official 2008 Fiat Yamaha Team Launch in Turin, Italy. The presentation was hosted by Italian TV star Simona Ventura and took place at the historic Lingotto building, which was Fiat's car factory from 1923 until 1982.

{IMGCOD010594Casey Stoner and Loris Capirossi finished today's first two practice sessions at Mugello fourth and ninth fastest overall.

© Ducati Corse. Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner extended his lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship with a superbly judged ride to third place in atrocious conditions at Le Mans yesterday afternoon.

© Rizla Suzuki. Chris Vermeulen raced to his and Rizla Suzuki MotoGP's first Grand Prix win at a rain-soaked Le Mans today.

© Ducati Corse. The Aussie rider goes to the Bugatti circuit aiming to build on its impressive start to 2007 as MotoGP enters its busiest period, with five races over seven weekends.

© Ducati Corse. Series leader Casey Stoner won his third Grand Prix victory of the year at Shanghai today, extending his World Championship lead to 15 points after four of 18 races.

© Rizla Suzuki. John Hopkins stormed his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R to the top of the timesheets on the first day of practice for Sunday's Grand Prix of China.

© Gresini Racing. The Istanbul Circuit, with its dramatic changes of elevation, is a rollercoaster track and a veritable theatre for race fans.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Championship leader Valentino Rossi leads the MotoGP charge into the unknown in the third round of the title chase at the superb Istanbul Park circuit on Sunday.

© Bridgestone Corporation. Masao Azuma is the Bridgestone Field Engineer assigned to the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP team.

© Bridgestone Corporation. The sheer competitiveness of the MotoGP field at last weekend's Jerez GP made it extremely tight at the top of the timesheets with just half-a-second separating the top twelve in qualifying and less than five seconds splitting race winner Valentino Rossi from fifth-placed Bridgestone-shod rider Casey Stoner.

© Pramac D'Antin. With aim to find the best setting for the next race in Istanbul, bad weather conditioned the Pramac d' Antin Riders, as they could only look for the rain setting on their DUCATI GP7.

© Honda Pro Images. As round two of what is shaping up to be a red-hot MotoGP World Championship hits Jerez in southern Spain this weekend, a 250,000 crowd is expected.

© Gresini Racing. MotoGP engines fire up once again this weekend as the second round of the championship gets underway at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

© Ducati Corse. The Ducati Marlboro Team arrives to Jerez aiming to maintain momentum following Casey Stoner's awesome maiden MotoGP victory at the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix on March 10.

© Ducati Corse. Casey Stoner made a perfect start with the Ducati Marlboro Team at Qatar today, riding to a magnificent season-opening victory aboard his Desmosedici GP7.