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© 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.

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.

© Repsol Media Service. Bad luck for Dani Pedrosa who has to return to Spain after a big crash in Sepang. Setting the second best time of the day behind Randy De Puniet, the Spaniard slid off at Turn 11, injuring his right hand. Team-mate Nicky Hayden completed a total of 85 laps, riding more laps than anyone else on track.

© 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.

Vermeulen has used number 71 on his race machines in his first two seasons of MotoGP racing with Suzuki but following Carlos Checa's departure form MotoGP, the Aussie jumped the opportunity to run with Barry Sheene's number "7".

Up to eight riders run in 1'32", close times for this first test of the WSBK 2008 season in Phillip Island. Yukio Kagayama set the fastest time of all three days as Aussie Troy Bayliss fell at the bottom of MG broking his collarbone. Two times World SBK Champion will be fit for the start of the season in Qatar.

© Repsol Media Service. The Repsol Honda Team today revealed the new racing prototype it will use to contest the 2008 MotoGP World Championship as a day and a half of MotoGP testing began at Valencia, Spain.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Reigning 250cc World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, who will ride for the Fiat Yamaha Team in 2008, got his first taste of the YZR-M1 today as he tested with Yamaha for the first time in Valencia this afternoon.

With the memory of yesterday`s race in front of his compatriots at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo still fresh in his mind the Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa, recently proclaimed Runner-up in the World MotoGP Championship, was the host for some very special visitors in the pits.

© Repsol Media Service. The Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is very pleased to announce today that the Repsol Honda Team will continue its highly successful partnership with Michelin for the 2008 MotoGP season.

Tech 3 Yamaha has announced the signing of James Toseland for the 2008 season.

© Roger Hayden.com Roger Lee Hayden, brother of current MotoGP world champion Nicky, will ride a factory Ninja ZX-RR at the Red Bull US Grand Prix later this month, as a wildcard rider.

© FGsport. Spaniard Ruben Xaus (Ducati Sterilgarda) has already won an SBK this season and he forced his name to the top of another results sheet at Vallelunga, after scoring the fastest time in the official tests.

© Yamaha Racing. Yamaha Motor Europe has agreed to release Anthony West, at his request, from riding the R6 in the remaining races of the 2007 Supersport World Championship.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Valentino Rossi rounded off the first day of the Grand Prix of Catalunya in positive fashion today, setting the second fastest time of the day on his penultimate lap as temperatures climbed into the thirties at Montmelo.

© 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.