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Yoshikawa: Rossi's Yamaha quite different
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.
Stoner slams Yamaha's Rossi replacement 'a nobody'
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'
Yoshikawa racing to help 'future developments'
The Yamaha test rider gets Valentino Rossi's FIAT Yamaha M1 in Barcelona as he begins his stint as the Italian's much vaunted replacement.
Assen: MotoGP v WSBK
Saturday's Dutch TT at Assen marked the first time that the prototype MotoGP World Championship has raced on the same track as the production World Superbike Championship in 2010.
Interwetten boss issues Rossi test rider challenge
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.
Four-strokes to replace 125cc from 2012?
The 125cc World Championship looks set to be replaced by a new, single-cylinder, 250cc four-stroke class from the 2012 season.
Fourth win leaves Lorenzo 'calm and relaxed'
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.
Valentino Rossi's replacement announced
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.
The Dutch TT at Assen: 1949-2009
Assen is the only venue that has hosted a motorcycle grand prix every year since the World Championship started in 1949. Below is a selection of highlights and milestones from the 61 Dutch TT events that have taken place, since it became part of the world championship series.
Injured Aoyama ruled out of Dutch TT
MotoGP faces a field of just 15 riders again after Hiroshi Aoyama is confirmed as having fracture his vertebra
Aoyama to miss British MotoGP
MotoGP rookie Hiroshi Aoyama has been ruled out of this afternoon's British Grand Prix after falling in morning warm-up.
PICTURES: Dani Pedrosa's Silverstone crash
MotoGP looked in danger of losing a second title contender in as many events when Dani Pedrosa was carried away on a stretcher at the end of Saturday's qualifying session for the British MotoGP.
Rossi misses a race after 230 starts
Following his injury at Mugello, MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi failed to start a grand prix for the first time in his career, thus bringing to an end a record 230 successive starts.
Silverstone grand prix racing: 1977-1986
Motorcycle grand prix racing returns to Silverstone this weekend, after a gap of 23 years. The first motorcycle grand prix to be held at Silverstone was in 1977, when the British round of the world championship was moved from the Isle of Man TT circuit.
PICS: Valentino Rossi Mugello crash - full sequence
This is a rare photo sequence ( CLICK HERE ) of the accident that left reigning seven time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi with a broken right leg, and ended his 2010 title hopes.
Stoner: I prefer Silverstone to Donington
Having only finished two of the opening four races, Stoner is hoping some familiar territory will kick-start his charge back up the MotoGP order.
Lorenzo prepares to go solo at Silverstone
Lorenzo currently holds a 25 point advantage over Dani Pedrosa in the MotoGP standings.
Rossi to be replaced from Catalunya onwards
A new rider will assume Valentino Rossi's hallowed mount from the Catalunya Grand Prix onwards, Yamaha have confirmed.
Get up close and personal with Colin Edwards
Colin Edwards and Jonathan Rea are among the riders taking part in a chat show organised by the North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club
MotoGP best for Espargaro, Kallio crash
Under pressure after falling in the first two races, MotoGP rookie Aleix Espargaro built on a ninth place at round three in France with eighth at Mugello on Sunday.
Garry McCoy quits FB Corse
Former 500cc and WSBK race winner Garry McCoy has split from the FB Corse team, which he now feels will be unable to make its MotoGP debut this season.
Valentino Rossi out of Italian MotoGP
Reigning seven time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has been ruled out of the remainder of his home Italian MotoGP after being diagnosed with a fractured right shinbone.
PIC: Valentino Rossi's Mugello haircut
Valentino Rossi unusually unveils a special helmet design for his home Italian Grand Prix at Mugello - that might happen on Saturday, but on Friday the reigning MotoGP champion 'unveiled' this striking new haircut.
Arrest made over Rossi death threats
A 42 year old Italian laborer was arrested on Thursday after allegedly making threats to kill reigning seven time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi during this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.