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Aoki scrapes elbows.
Nobuatsu Aoki's managed a massive three quarters of a second improvement in today's final qualifying session after chassis geometry revisions and a tyre gamble solved the front-end grip problems he was complaining of yesterday.
Hopkins: We're changing nothing.
McCoy's young gun teammate and good friend in the Red Bull Yamaha team, John "Hopper" Hopkins, was only 0.112 seconds behind the three times GP winner as the American clinched an excellent seventh placed start for tomorrow's Czech Grand Prix.
Sete: The throttle stuck open... twice.
Sete Gibernau's best qualifying time came from yesterday when he was fourth fastest, and although he came within a few tenths of matching that time today he was left down in ninth as the rest of the field improved, while he was forced to stick with the old chassis instead of using the expected ne
Biaggi's Marlboro missile blasts to Brno pole!
Brno ace Max Biaggi finally broke Honda's stranglehold on the Czech Republic Grand Prix by snatching the top spot from the grasp of Daijiro Kato by just 0.094secs to claim the YZR-M1's second ever pole.
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Surgery struck Hopkins pleased with progress.
Red Bull Yamaha's John Hopkins left hand now bears the scar from his recent surgery in the United States. The operation repaired his middle finger, metacarpal bone, that he fractured in the final qualifying session at German GP.
It's hard to get on the gas, complains Capirossi.
Loris Capirossi returned to the track after missing the last two races with a broken wrist. The tough Italian put in a typical gritty performance for the West Honda Pons team and was tenth fastest despite problems with his wrist, less than one second behind Rossi.
Barry Sheene diagnosed with cancer.
Double world motorcycle champion Barry Sheene has been diagnosed with throat and stomach cancer, according to sources in his adopted Australian homeland.
Czech Grand Prix wild cards.
Ryo gets another chance on the four stroke Suzuki in MotoGP; German veteran Ralf Waldmann makes a return to the 250cc class aboard an Aprilia... MotoGP class 33 - Akira Ryo (JPN-Suzuki)
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Biaggi faces Ducati/Honda dilemma.
Although Max Biaggi has stated that he will leave Yamaha at the end of this season, the Roman Emperor has yet to sign with a new team. His main options appear to be between the new Ducati team and a possible seat at West Honda Pons.
Capirossi weds while wrist heals.
Loris Capirossi has married his long-term girlfriend Ingrid Tence.
Marlboro Yamaha thrill F3 fans.
The Marlboro Yamaha Team once again proved a huge hit at the popular Marlboro Masters Formula 3 race at Zandvoort in Holland this weekend.
Hopper home for surgery.
Red Bull Yamaha rider John Hopkins has joined countryman Kenny Roberts in returning home to the United States for surgery, following his spectacular crash in the final qualifying session for the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.
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Biaggi: I'm leaving Yamaha.
Italian superstar Max Biaggi today told the Gazzetta dello Sport that he will leave Yamaha at the end of the season, following four years with the team, due to 'certain guarantees' not being met.
Yamaha shine in dazzling German GP.
Marlboro Yamaha Team YZR-M1 riders Max Biaggi and Carlos Checa finished second and fourth in today's thrilling German GP, a non-stop rollercoaster of a ride around the ultra-tight Sachsenring.
Team Honda Pons given RC211V opportunity.
The West Honda Pons team will be given the opportunity to assess the Honda RC211V, prior to the 2003 MotoGP season. HRC have decided to provide the Spanish team with one RC211V, from the Pacific Grand Prix, at Twin Ring otegi, on October 6.
Vincent takes fifth GP win.
Frenchman Arnaud Vincent took his fifth MotoGP win in the 125cc category in an action packed race today at the Sachsenring.
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Ryo continues development.
Team Suzuki's Akira Ryo qualified 21st for tomorrow's 9th round of the MotoGP Championship at the Sachsenring in Germany, as he continues to test new settings on his GSV-R.
Barros on front row as two-stroke rule.
For the first time this season a two-stroke machine will start a MotoGP race from pole position with Frenchman Olivier Jacque leading the final qualifying session for the German Grand Prix, at the Sachsenring this afternoon.
Roberts 'ready to race hard' after surgery.
Kenny Roberts Jr is promising to get his best result of the season when he returns to MotoGP racing at the Czech GP at Brno in August, having decided to extend his summer break by one week.
Rossi to Rally in Network Q.
Leading MotoGP sensation Valentino Rossi has confirmed yesterday that he will be exchanging two wheels for four this November when he takes part in the NetworkQ Rally of Great Britain.
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Qualifying results - Sachsenring.
Full results from the first session of qualifying for the MotoGP in Sachsenring and Jeremy McWilliams on the Proton heads the field.
Provisional pole Proton flies in Germany.
Nobody could beat Proton Team KR rider Jeremy McWilliams at the Sachsenring today.
McWilliams two-stroke surprise in Sachsenring.
The MotoGP season until now has been dominated by the Honda RC211V, and more concretely by reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi.
Qualifying results - Sachsenring 125cc.
Qualifying times from the Friday session in Sachenring in the 125cc class.
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