Yamaha test rider Wataru Yoshikawa has completed many miles on the YZR-M1, but the 41-year-old Japanese found Valentino Rossi's race machine 'quite different' to those he had previously ridden.
Former MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner lets rip when asked about Valentino Rossi's interim replacement at FIAT Yamaha - ageing test rider Wataru Yoshikawa - and brands current premier class grid sizes 'a joke'
Interwetten Honda boss Daniel Epp has challenged his replacement rider Kousuke Akiyoshi to beat fellow Japanese tester Wataru Yoshikawa in next weekend's Catalan Grand Prix.
MotoGP title leader Jorge Lorenzo has extended his points advantage to 47 - almost two race wins - after his fourth victory from six 2010 races, at Assen on Saturday.
Yamaha has announced that its 41-year-old test rider Wataru Yoshikawa will take Valentino Rossi's place in the Fiat Yamaha team, from Catalunya on July 4 until the injured Italian returns.
Race results from the British MotoGP, round five of the 2010 world championship. Hiroshi Aoyama did not start the race after being injured in morning warm-up...
Full warm-up times from the British MotoGP, round five of the 2010 world championship. Interwetten Honda rookie Hiroshi Aoyama was carried away from the track on a stretcher after a big, low speed, corner-apex highside at Vale in the opening minutes of the session.
Full qualifying times from the British MotoGP, round five of the 2010 world championship. Dani Pedrosa fell in the closing seconds, was clipped by his own bike and had to be carried away (conscious) on a stretcher.
The first Italian MotoGP since 2000 to take place without Valentino Rossi has been won by Dani Pedrosa, who dominated the 23-lap race for his and Honda's first victory of the 2010 season.
Full qualifying times from the Italian MotoGP, round four of the 2010 world championship. Reigning seven time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has been ruled out of his home event after fracturing his right leg in morning practice.
Full Saturday free practice times from the Italian MotoGP, round four of the 2010 world championship. Valentino Rossi, using a special helmet design, was taken to the medical centre after a big highside with 15min to go (see seperate story).
As speculation over the MotoGP 2011 rider merry-go-round increasingly gathers pace, a well-informed Ducati Marlboro source concedes that 2007 world champion Casey Stoner 'has already decided' to switch to Repsol Honda next year
Whilst arguing that FIAT Yamaha's choice of riders in MotoGP 2011 will not ultimately boil down to money, Lin Jarvis insists the team will equally not enter into a bidding war with rival Ducati over Jorge Lorenzo
Race results from the French MotoGP, round three of the 2010 world championship. Casey Stoner crashed out early in the race, shortly after taking fourth from team-mate Nicky Hayden. Alvaro Bautista withdrew on Saturday due to his injured shoulder.
Fiat Yamaha, presently first and second in the 2010 MotoGP World Championship with Jorge Lorenzo and reigning champion Valentino Rossi, has announced a new sponsorship agreement with L'Oreal Italia S.p.A, for the brand Fructis Garnier.
Casey Stoner's hopes of a fourth consecutive Qatar Grand Prix victory came to an abrupt end when the Australian crashed out of the lead early in Sunday's 2010 season-opener.