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Yamaha: Rossi hasn't signed - yet.
Following Sunday evening's official announcement that Valentino Rossi's Honda career is over, MotoGP fans may have thought the speculation over the Italian's future would come to an end...
Ukawa: I'm retiring.
Shortly after crashing out of Sunday's season ending Valencia Grand Prix, Camel Pramac Pons rider Tohru Ukawa confirmed he won't be riding in the premier-class next season and will, reluctantly, become a HRC test rider instead.
Warrior Barros rides entire season injured.
Alex Barros' 2003 season must go down as one of the most injury hampered of all time, with the Brazilian not starting a single race without some form of injury.
Rossi leaves Honda.
On Sunday evening at Valencia, Valentino Rossi and Honda formally announced that their relationship is over, confirming the biggest shake-up seen in the sport since Mick Doohan's injury induced retirement, in 1999.
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Nakano apologises for Tohru take-out.
Shinya Nakano's 2003 season - and final race with the d'Antin Yamaha team - came to a disappointing end on Sunday at Valencia, when the Japanese hit countryman Tohru Ukawa on lap seven (pictured), taking them both out.
Edwards confirmed at Honda.
Telefonica Honda has confirmed the news many MotoGP fans have been waiting for: That Colin Edwards will ride an RC211V in the 2004 world championship.
Checa optimistic for 2004.
Carlos Checa completed a season to forget for Yamaha with a solid fifth place in the season ending Valencia Grand Prix, the Spaniard finishing top M1 rider after electing to test the team's new chassis.
2003 world championship standings.
Full MotoGP championship standings following today's season ending Valencia Grand Prix. Riders' championship standings after round 16 of 16:
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Globe Hopper: Valencia race.
Crash.net , the first website to publish the often uncompromising reports of Desiree Crossman, girlfriend of Suzuki star John 'Hopper' Hopkins, presents her latest report from the season ending Valencia Grand Prix...
Stoner signs for KTM.
Less than an hour after taking his first ever GP victory, with the LCR Aprilia team, it has been announced that Casey Stoner has signed to ride for KTM in 2004 - replacing Roberto Locatelli.
Pictures: Rossi's 'Austin Powers' livery.
Today at Valencia, Valentino Rossi and his Repsol Honda team finally revealed the secret livery with which the Italian world champion will ride at this weekend's season ending Valencia Grand Prix.
Rossi puts rivals in perspective.
On what is believed to have been his final qualifying session on a Honda after four years and three premier-class world championships, Valentino Rossi today reminded the MotoGP community of just how special he is by rising to a level the likes of fellow front row starters Sete Gibernau, Loris Cap
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Official: Hodgson confirmed at d'Antin Ducati.
Today at Valencia, Luis d'Antin and Ducati Corse announced the worst kept secret in MotoGP: That the pair would join forces to run a two bike satellite team for the 2004 season 'onwards', with 2003 World Superbike Champion Neil Hodgson making his return to the premier GP class as one of the rider
Kiyonari: It's my last MotoGP race.
Ryuichi Kiyonari, brought in by the Telefonica Movistar Honda team to replace the late Daijiro Kato from Le Mans onwards, has admitted that he won't be in the premier GP class next season.
McCoy proves a point.
Garry McCoy proved a point today at Valencia, as the former GP winner once again outpaced Kawasaki team-mate Andrew Pitt and put his ZX-RR an impressive 14th on the grid for what will be his final team green race tomorrow.
'Disastrous year' ends early for Burns.
Chris Burns' debut MotoGP season has ended early after the Brit broke his collarbone, again, in a free practice fall at Valencia this morning.
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Edwards, Haga to leave Aprilia.
Aprilia have officially announced that riders' Colin Edwards and Noriyuki Haga will both leave the team after this Sunday's season ending Valencia Grand Prix.
End of the beginning for KR V5.
This Sunday's GP of Valencia closes a hectic 2003 season for Proton Team KR: While its rivals have contested some of the most competitive blue-riband racing ever, the unique British-based team have been engaged in an even greater struggle...
Sete: You know how I want to finish it...
Spanish hero Sete Gibernau returns home this weekend where he will be hoping to celebrate wrapping up second in the championship with his fifth win of a rollercoaster 2003 season.
McCoy: Goodbye Kawasaki.
Fuchs Kawasaki riders Garry McCoy and Andrew Pitt head to Valencia this weekend eager to end a tough 2003 season on a high. For McCoy, the Valencia GP - which he won in 2000 - will have added significance because it will mark his final race appearance aboard the Ninja ZX-RR.
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2004 calendar confirmed.
The 2004 MotoGP calendar has been confirmed by the FIM, with no major changes since Suzuka was removed from the provisional version announced in mid-August.
Rossi still holding MotoGP hostage.
With deadlines and final offers having come and gone, Valentino Rossi continues to hold MotoGP hostage - intentionally or not - by refusing to announce his future plans with just one more GP to go this season.
Bayliss 'fit and well'.
The Ducati Marlboro Team have released the following statement regarding the condition of Troy Bayliss, who was briefly knocked out after tangling with Marco Melandri whilst battling for the lead in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix:
'F*** what happened?' - Rossi on penalty.
Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi rode one of the races of his life to win Sunday's action packed Australian Grand Prix, the Italian superstar being forced to overcome a 'suprise' 10 second penalty in the process.
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