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Can Casey Stoner finally claim his first Jerez victory?

Alex de Angelis back on a MotoGP bike, makes 1000cc and CRT debut

MotoGP rider manager Phil Baker answers 13 questions following the first round of the 2012 season in Qatar...

"We know the bike is competitive and can beat Honda, we just have to fix mine" - Ben Spies.

A Honda generated interview with MotoGP team manager and former grand prix racer Lucio Cecchinello...

'We still have some work to do but now it's all about the first race in Qatar so we will get a better picture of where we are then' - Paul Bird

Hector Faubel will be one of the most experienced riders in the new Moto3 World Championship, the Spaniard starting his eleventh grand prix season when he lines up on the Qatar grid.

"Our CRT seems to be suffering in comparison to other CRTs derived from projects that have been developing for years and are now taking advantage of direct manufacturer support"

"I think we have a very competitive bike for 2012" - Ben Spies.

MotoGP lap times at the conclusion of the final 2012 pre-season test, at Jerez.

"I can't load the front enough to enter fast, so I don't carry enough speed through the corner, and that's why we're far from the front"- Valentino Rossi.

MotoGP lap times as of 12pm on day one of the final pre-season test at Jerez.

'I learned a lot in my first season and although I still have much less experience than most of my rivals, my target is to be much closer to the front' - Cal Crutchlow

'We have everything clear ahead of the first race, we know what we are going to do... and the aim will be to adapt to the circuit as soon as possible' - Maverick Vinales

"We had one rider in the premier-class before and now we have two, so I am delighted with this" - Jorge Martinez 'Aspar'.

NGM Mobile Forward Racing sticks with black and red/orange for debut MotoGP season.

Lap times, FP1 and FP2 combined, after day two of the final pre-season Moto2 test at Jerez.

"If Lorenzo had started 15 years ago on four wheels instead of two wheels, I am sure he would now be doing very well in F1"

Marc Marquez returns to a Moto2 machine for the first time since last October's Sepang fall

"We are closer to the top, but now we also have the Monster Yamahas and satellite Hondas in front. We are very worried for this reason especially" - Valentino Rossi.

MotoGP lap times as of 2pm on Thursday, during the third and final day of the second official Sepang test.

MotoGP lap times as of 12pm on Thursday, during the third and final day of the second official Sepang test.

"The first two days were not very productive, but we kept working hard and finally today we received our reward" - Aleix Espargaro.

Picture of the new Ioda MotoGP machine