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

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© Fiat Yamaha Team. After being officially welcomed into the Yamaha fold at the Team's presentation in Turin last week, Jorge Lorenzo was out on track in Fiat Yamaha Team colours for the first time today in Sepang. The three-day Malaysian test is the first of four pre-season tests before the Spanish rookie makes his MotoGP debut in March.

 

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© Repsol Media Service. Long before the Motorcycle World Championship was born, a group of intrepid British riders decided to travel along Europe to race at the different circuits of the old Continent.

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© Ducati Corse. The Silverstone race weekend kicked off in dry conditions but by the time the first qualifying session had started lunchtime rains had left a wet track for all 21 riders to contend with.

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© GSE Racing. After a successful start to the Bennetts British Superbike championship over Easter bank holiday the Airwaves Ducati pair head to Thruxton for round two this weekend.

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© Team Klaus Klaffenböck. Martin Finnegan, has teamed up once again with Klaffi and Team Alpha Boilers Racing to contest the Isle of Man Centenary Races and the Southern 100.

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© Alpinestars. Specifically designed for women, Alpinestars presents the Stella Julie leather suit.

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© Michelin/DPPI Saturday's season-opening Qatar Grand Prix was MotoGP's first 800cc race but just as importantly it was the first event run under new tyre regulations that have a crucial effect on the way riders and teams go racing.

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© HANNspree Ten Kate Team. In celebration of HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider James Toseland's first UK race of the 2007 WSBK Championship, HANNspree is offering 200 lucky fans the chance to win a seat in an exclusive section of the grandstand.

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© Suzuki Racing. Max Biaggi and his GSX-R1000K7 raced to third place in the first World Superbike race at Phillip Island and was on course for another podium in the second before losing out on the very last lap.

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© HANNSpree Ten Kate. Britton James Toseland opened the second round of the 2007 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island in spectacular style today.

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© Ducati Corse. According to a recent report in The Times online business section, the World SBK Championship would be up for sale in an auction being conducted by Merrill Lynch, with a price tag of around 75 million Euro.

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© Team Pramac D'Antin. After two rather difficult days at Losail, the Team Pramac D'Antin was able to obtain quality results on the last day of test in Qatar, confirming the high potential shown during the last tests at Phillip Island and Sepang.

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© Repsol Media Service. Nicky Hayden had a difficult second session today at Qatar as he worked with his crew on options for machine settings.

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© Team Humangest. The first expected official appearance of Humangest Racing Team in this season was ended yesterday after the 2-day test at Catalunya Circuit.

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© Yamaha Factory Racing. The Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s second test of the year got underway in Sepang, Malaysia today, with Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards back out onboard their prototype 800cc machines for another three-day test.

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© Team Pramac DAntin. Alex Barros and Alex Hofmann ended the three day test in Australia in a positive way.

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© Rizla Suzuki. John Hopkins today topped the timesheets for the second successive day at Sepang in Malaysia, recording a fastest time inside the current lap record.

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