© Rizla Suzuki MotoGP. Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is on its way to Shanghai for round four of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship, in a determined mood to kick-start its season on the 5,281m Chinese circuit. The Rizla Suzuki GSV-R has shown its potential at the Shanghai International Circuit with a front row qualification plus a podium finish in 2007.

Last week it was Dani Pedrosa who gave us his particular view on the venues of the 2007 season, and this week it is his team-mate at the Repsol Honda Team and reigning MotoGP World Champion who will offer us his opinion on the 18 tracks that will be hosting the 2007 Motorcycling World Championship.

© Repsol Media Service. Dani Pedrosa reveals some of the secrets of the circuits in which the 18 rounds of the 2007 MotoGP World Championship are going to be held.

© Ilmor GP. Ilmor GP Team Principal Mario Illien today announced that the team will not be attending the second round of the MotoGP World Championship next week in Jerez.

© Gresini Honda. After a long series of winter testing overseas, the MotoGP comes back to Europe for the last appointment before the start of the championship in Qatar.

© Suzuki Racing. Rizla Suzuki MotoGP was joined at Valencia by Andy Ibbott, one of the most respected motorcycling journalists in Britain.

© Honda Pro Images. Nicky Hayden underwent a successful operation on his injured right shoulder at the Freemont Clinic, California on Thursday.

© Honda Pro Images. MotoGP World Champ Nicky Hayden will sit out this week’s MotoGP test at Jerez on November 28-30 in order to receive medical treatment to his injured right shoulder.

© Honda Pro Image. The 2006 MotoGP World Champion will miss next week final test of the year at Jerez circuit.

© Ducati Corse. Aussie rider Casey Stoner was able to get to grips for the first time with the new Ducati Desmosedici GP7 at Valencia circuit.

© Honda Pro Image. Nicky, like all the Hayden crew, didn’t just start his career early, he rode as intensive a season from aged three as any amateur rider might aged 23.

© Repsol Media Service. Nickys 2006 season began in January with the first of five three-day tests.

© Repsol Media Service. Nicky Hayden, 2006 MotoGP World Champion.

© Camel Yamaha Team Valentino Rossi slid out of the Grand Prix of Valencia today and lost his grip on the MotoGP World Championship for the first time in six years on the final day of an implausibly dramatic season.

© Dorna Sports. Despite suffering from an ignition coil failure just over halfway through the race, Ilmor bagged their second consecutive point at the final round of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship.

© Camel Yamaha Team. Valentino Rossi will launch his bid for the MotoGP World Championship title in the best possible circumstances tomorrow after sealing pole position for the final race of the season in today’s qualifying session at Valencia.

© Circuit Valencia. Valentino Rossi set the fastest time in the morning session but the pace picked up considerably in the afternoon as a number of riders tested out their qualifying rubber ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s grid decider and the Camel Yamaha riders slipped down the order, with Rossi ending the day seventh fastest overall and Edwards, who was unable to improve on his best lap from the morning, down in eleventh.

© Fortuna Honda. Marco Melandri and Toni Elías ended the first day of practice at Valencia in eleventh and fifteenth place respectively.