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Pedrosa survives turn one scare
Dani Pedrosa suffered a major scare at the start of Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix when he arrived at the first turn with 'no brakes'.
de Angelis confirmed at Interwetten Honda
The Interwetten Honda team has officially confirmed that Alex de Angelis will return to MotoGP in place of the injured Hiroshi Aoyama from the forthcoming Sachsenring round until the Japanese is fit to return.
Yoshikawa makes 800cc debut
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.
Your sexiest motorsport babe for June revealed!
From Assen to Le Mans and Miller Motorsports Park to Oulton Park, here is a countdown of your favourite ten pit babes from the last month...
Stoner brands 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 looking to 'develop' Yamaha in Catalunya
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 lap times for MotoGP and 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 keen to see test rider battle
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.
125cc class to go four-stroke next season
The 125cc World Championship looks set to be replaced by a new, single-cylinder, 250cc four-stroke class from the 2012 season.
Lorenzo 'relaxed' after fourth win of 2010
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.
Yamaha test rider to replace Valentino Rossi
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.
History of the Dutch TT
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.
Aoyama to miss Dutch TT
MotoGP faces a field of just 15 riders again after Hiroshi Aoyama is confirmed as having fracture his vertebra
Aoyama out of Silverstone
MotoGP rookie Hiroshi Aoyama has been ruled out of this afternoon's British Grand Prix after falling in morning warm-up.
PICS: Pedrosa falls at Silverstone
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's start record comes to an end
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.
Ten years of grand prix racing at Silverstone
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.
PICTURES: Rossi's Mugello crash
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 happy to be racing at Silverstone again
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 ready to go it alone at Silverstone
Lorenzo currently holds a 25 point advantage over Dani Pedrosa in the MotoGP standings.
Yamaha to replace Rossi at Catalunya
A new rider will assume Valentino Rossi's hallowed mount from the Catalunya Grand Prix onwards, Yamaha have confirmed.
Your chance to get up close with 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
Espargaro continues upward curve
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.
McCoy leaves 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.