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Rossi smashes losing streak in Shanghai.
Slicks were the tyres of choice for the damp track conditions - the lengthy Shanghai circuit drying steadily after heavy morning rain - and Rossi earned his breakthrough victory after a tense race-long battle with Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa.
<I>Crash.net</I> review: Lorenzo`s biography.
The Struggles, The Crises, The Successes: Lorenzo Reveals It All Review by Mike Nicks
Stoner `nothing to fear`, Melandri `happy`.
The Australian bounced back from two tough rounds to take his first front row qualifying performance of the season on Saturday, and is a previous Shanghai winner in both the wet (2005) and dry (2007).
Only Ducati breaks 200mph in qualifying.
The Desmosedicis have once again dominated the top speed charts throughout the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, with only Honda's Dani Pedrosa able to prevent a perfect top four sweep of every session - the Spaniard clocking the second fastest top speed during Friday afternoon.
PICTURES: Lorenzo`s monster highside.
The 20-year-old rookie - who has taken three podiums from his first three races, including a debut win last time out in Estoril - was ejected spectacularly from his Fiat Yamaha midway through Friday's first free practice at Shanghai, ending his hopes of a fourth consecutive pole position.
Surtees launches new 125cc team.
The new 'Maxtra' team will use Haojue machinery produced by the Grand River Group (GRG), which sold over 2.7 million motorcycles last year, and be spearheaded by Surtees, who won the 500cc World Championship four times between 1956 and 1960 before claiming the 1964 Formula One World Championship
Lorenzo injury update.
The 20-year-old rookie sensation, currently holding the joint world championship lead after three podiums - including one win - from his first three MotoGP races, was propelled spectacularly into the air when his rear tyre lost traction as he switched from right to left, midway through the mornin
Bernie: Schu risks `getting seriously injured`.
Bernie Ecclestone has questioned the rationale behind Michael Schumacher's increasing outings on two wheels, suggesting the German racing legend is risking 'getting himself seriously injured'.
Rossi `lookalike` says sorry.
The Cairns Post reports that 'Holloways Beach was abuzz this week after numerous sightings of a man who appeared to be the international motorbike racing champion. 'The man even signed autographs and took a female cafe worker for a ride on his black motorcycle.
PICTURE: Colin`s incredible save.
Video clips of the incident can be found on You Tube , but this high quality picture (click to enlarge) shows in perfect detail just how far gone Edwards was - the Texan's inside foot, knee and elbow are all dragging along the ground, while his outside leg is waving in the air.
Lorenzo `happy` after arm pump surgery.
MotoGP's newest race winner - and joint world championship leader - Jorge Lorenzo is recovering well after a successful operation on his right arm.
Disappointment at Suzuki.
A double top ten finish in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix was of little consolation for Rizla Suzuki. Chris Vermeulen was the first GSV-R rider home, the Australian getting a great start from 13th position on the grid to hold eighth by the end of lap one.
Hayden, Dovizioso defiant after falls.
'Dovi' was the first to go, the MotoGP rookie having previously ridden a brilliant race to keep his satellite Honda in close contact with the race leaders for the first 15 laps.
Pedrosa: Lorenzo got away.
Lorenzo passed both Repsol Honda star Pedrosa and his illustrious Fiat Yamaha team-mate Rossi to take the lead for the final time on lap 13, but Pedrosa couldn't get around Rossi's Bridgestone-shod M1 for a further two laps - by which time Jorge was just out of reach.
Kawasaki wants Rossi...
Kawasaki competition manager Michel Bartholemy has told Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport that he wants five-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi alongside John Hopkins at Team Green next year. This is hardly a surprise.
Rossi `happy` despite heavy highside.
Friday morning marked only the second real chance for Rossi and his crew to try Bridgestone's wet-weather tyres and the Italian's accident came mid-way through the hour - when his rear tyre spun-up before gripping and spitting the Italian over the handlebars and down the road.
Schumacher back on a MotoGP bike!
When Ducati MotoGP test rider Vittoriano Guareschi suffered a minor injury during testing at Mugello, former seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher was called up to take his place on Thursday - but once again denied any racing ambitions.
Rossi confident after 100th podium.
Starting from fifth, the new Bridgestone rider did not get the best of starts and finished the first lap in sixth, but he soon settled into a good rhythm and was stalking Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, then in second, by lap three.
Schumacher races, rejects `second career`.
Former seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has taken part in what his spokesperson described as his first 'official' motorcycle race, during a KTM Trophy round at Misano on Sunday.
Pedrosa supreme for Spanish home win.
Having been beaten to pole position by rookie countryman and arch-rival Jorge Lorenzo, Pedrosa wasted no time in getting around the Fiat Yamaha rider on the run to turn one, and was never headed.
<I>Crash.net`s</I> Spanish GP blog: Sunday.
Sunday pm - Capirossi Lights up Rizla Suzuki One of the greatest sights among many at this epic race was to see Loris Capirossi bounce into a top six placing so rapidly after his arrival at Rizla Suzuki.
Rule change for BMW award.
It was also announced that a brand new M3 Cabrio will be up for grabs in the BMW M Award, for the year's best qualifier in the MotoGP class.
Hopkins: I saved a near miss too!
Colin Edwards wasn't the only American to make an amazing save during qualifying at Jerez, with Kawasaki's John Hopkins revealing he stabilised his ZX-RR with his elbow during a near miss of his own.
Edwards explains amazing save.
'Very, very eventful to say the least' - that was how Colin Edwards described his qualifying session at Jerez, where he thrilled the Spanish fans with a miracle save from what looked being a certain fall, then qualified on the front row of the grid.