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. 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.

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© 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.

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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.

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© Mediacross. Strong as ever, Chad Reed never gave up during the last night of the Paris Bercy Supercross and claimed a third success and the overall win.

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© 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.

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

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© FIM. Suzuki Yoshimura with Jomo 34 put an end to a series of ten victories by Honda at Suzuka today.

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© Honda Pro Images. The Honda HRC 11 of Ryuichi Kiyonari and James Toseland took the plaudits in Friday's qualifying sessions for the ‘Coca Cola Zero' Suzuka 8 Hours.

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© 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.

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Troy Corser recently got the chance to compare the new 2007 YZF-R1 to his own Yamaha Motor Italia WSB bike and was pleasantly surprised by his findings.

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© 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.

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© 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.

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© Repsol Media Service. The opening 800cc practice sessions for the Alice Grand Prix of Italy got underway in a day of two halves in Mugello.

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© Fiat Yamaha Team. After a wet race in France, Fiat Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards had slightly better hopes for the weather in Italy this weekend but torrential rain throughout this afternoon put paid to that and the riders once again found themselves splashing around a soaking track doing their best to stay upright.

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© Yamaha Racing. The sixth round of the MotoGP World Championship welcomes the Fiat Yamaha Team to their ‘home' circuit of Mugello this weekend and the mouth-watering prospect of another classic race at the legendary venue.

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