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Lorenzo: We don't know what happened.
Jorge Lorenzo, who needs to score four points on Sunday to secure the 2008 MotoGP rookie of the year title ahead of Andrea Dovizioso, circulated a worrying four-seconds off the pace during the start of Saturday's dry qualifying session for the Valencia season finale.
Stoner takes Valencia pole, Rossi 10th.
Casey Stoner has taken his ninth pole position of the year during the last qualifying session of the 2008 MotoGP season, at Valencia.
125: Talmacsi pole on farewell ride.
Gabor Talmacsi - who will move to the 250cc class in 2009 - has taken the final 125cc pole position of the 2008 season during an exciting second qualifying session at Valencia.
Jorge gets 'Lorenzo's Lands' livery.
Jorge Lorenzo will sign off his rookie MotoGP season by riding with a special 'Lorenzo's Lands' livery on his Fiat Yamaha, in front of his home Spanish fans at Valencia this weekend.
Elias, Guintoli face Alice farewell.
This weekend's Valencia season finale marks the 18th and final time that Toni Elias and Sylvain Guintoli will line-up in Alice colours for the Pramac Ducati MotoGP team.
Kallio: Goodbye KTM, hello MotoGP.
After six years, twelve race victories and 33 podium finishes, Mika Kallio will say goodbye to KTM after Sunday's season-ending 250cc grand prix at Valencia.
Dovizioso chasing leaving 'gift' for JiR.
Fresh from his maiden MotoGP podium finish in Malaysia, Andrea Dovizioso says he is keen to give JiR Team Scot another 'gift' in what will be his final outing for the team in Valencia this weekend.
125: Maxtra names team manager.
The new Maxtra Racing team has announced the appointment of Howard Plumpton to the role of team manager ahead of its debut season of competition in 2009.
Rossi: I have an account to settle!
Valentino Rossi needs to finish just fifth in order to claim another MotoGP achievement as he bids to secure the record number of points over the course of a season.
Exhausted Stoner sixth with 'one hand'.
Casey Stoner fought through the pain barrier just to finish Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, where sixth place in suffocating conditions was enough to seal the runner-up spot in the 2008 MotoGP world championship with a round to spare.
Dovi beats Hayden for debut podium.
MotoGP rookie Andrea Dovizioso emerged triumphant for a near race-long battle with Nicky Hayden to claim his first premier-class podium in Sunday's Malaysian Grand prix at Sepang.
Rossi takes the heat for ninth victory.
2008 MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi rode a perfect race in exhausting conditions at Sepang on Sunday to take his ninth win of the season and his 150th grand prix podium.
Kawasaki in a spin at Sepang.
The latest instalment in character building season for Kawasaki saw team-mates John Hopkins and Anthony West battle rear traction problems on their way to eleventh and twelfth places in Sunday's sweltering Malaysian Grand Prix.
Nieto retires, ready to run Gibernau?
Pablo Nieto, son of '12+1' world champion Angel Nieto, has announced that he will retire from racing at next weekend's Valencia season finale and concentre on team management.
Pramac signs Canepa, Kallio.
As rumoured, it has been officially announced that Ducati test rider Niccolo Canepa and KTM's 250GP star Mika Kallio will ride for the Pramac Ducati team - currently backed by Alice - in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.
PICTURE: Rossi's tribute to Guido.
Valentino Rossi's much-loved pet Bulldog Guido died recently and, to mark his passing, the 2008 MotoGP world champion had the sticker of Guido present on his M1 adapted to a more heavenly theme for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix (pictured). RIP Guido.
Sepang - Warm-up times.
1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 2min 1.921 sec 2. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 2min 2.416 sec 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 2min 2.495 sec
Third Kawasaki abandoned.
Jorge Martinez 'Aspar' has confirmed that his hopes of securing a third Kawasaki ZX-RR for the 2009 MotoGP season are now over.
125: Ex-Hayden crew chief joins Maxtra.
Experienced race engineer Trevor Morris has joined the Chinese-backed Maxtra 125cc project to head the new team's pit crew as the all-new grand prix machine prepares to make its racing debut in 2009.
KTM withdraws from 250GP.
KTM has announced that it will withdraw from the 250cc World Championship at the end of the 2008 season and switch its factory efforts back to the 125cc class.
MotoGP: Building the rider.
This weekend's Malaysian Grand prix is one of the most physical demanding events on the world championship calendar, so how do riders prepare themselves for such challenges - and the racing season as a whole?
Lorenzo podium to wrap up rookie title.
After fourth place finishes in the last two races, Jorge Lorenzo has pinpointed a top-three return as his main goal this weekend in Sepang - a result that would also wrap up the 2008 MotoGP rookie of the year title for the young Spaniard.
Stoner's mind on GP9.
Casey Stoner heads to this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix having returned to winning ways for the first time since July's German GP - with victory in front of his home fans last time out at Phillip Island - but the outgoing world champion admits his mind is already focussed on next year's Ducati
Puig blasts Hayden.
Dani Pedrosa's manager Alberto Puig has launched a stinging attack on the Spaniard's departing Repsol Honda team-mate Nicky Hayden - saying that the American used to 'copy' Pedrosa's settings because he can't set-up a bike himself, was never a rival to Pedrosa and is a 'hypocrite' for claiming th