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Hopkins up front and `chasing podium`.
Fresh from his best ever MotoGP performance last Sunday in Shanghai, Rizla Suzuki's John Hopkins again held fourth at the end of day one in Le Mans - and is chasing a debut podium on Sunday.
New chassis for KR211V.
Valentino Rossi won't be the only person testing a new chassis at Le Mans this weekend, with Kenny Roberts Jr looking forward to receiving a similar development for his brand new KR211V.
Rossi gets new chassis for Le Mans.
After struggling to solve the YZR-M1's chatter problems at the first four rounds of the 2006 season - reigning MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will be given a new chassis for this weekend's French Grand Prix at Le Mans.
china `not close` to breaking even.
Surprisingly, MotoGP's popularity does not seem to extend right around the globe, with promoters of the Chinese Grand Prix admitting to querying the financial viability of staging the event in future.
Michelin: Pedrosa rides like Biaggi.
Max Biaggi was given another reason to regret his forced MotoGP exit when it was revealed that Dani Pedrosa's riding style, which the 20-year-old rookie has used to such great effect this year, is similar to the Roman's.
Edwards: It`s been a while!
After a nightmare start to the 2006 season, Colin Edwards was relieved to stand on the Shanghai podium, following a hard fought third in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.
Dani wins Shanghai showdown, Rossi retires.
Amazing MotoGP rookie Dani Pedrosa has won his first ever premier-class victory - at only his fourth attempt - after defeating team-mate Nicky Hayden in a dramatic Chinese Grand Prix.
Kawasaki returns to greatest race.
Last year's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix proved particularly memorable for the Kawasaki Racing Team - replacement rider Olivier Jacque finishing an astonishing second in the rain lashed race, giving team green their best ever MotoGP finish.
Hofmann: It felt horrible watching Jacque.
Alex Hofmann will be making his first trip to China this weekend, having been forced to miss the inaugural 2005 race due to injury - then watch his replacement claim Kawasaki's best ever MotoGP finish.
Michelin: Why F1 and MotoGP don`t mix.
Michelin may have won both the 2005 Formula One and MotoGP World Championships - with Renault's Fernando Alonso and Yamaha's Valentino Rossi - but the similarities between the tyres essentially begins and ends with the brand name on the side.
Yamaha: The championship starts now.
Despite difficulties with the 2006 M1, Camel Yamaha and reigning world champion Valentino Rossi have emerged from the first three rounds of the championship just 12-points from the top and with a victory to their credit.
Stoner: Honda treats us all equally.
On paper, rookie Casey Stoner is one of the least supported Honda riders in the MotoGP paddock - riding a customer spec RC211V for the new LCR outfit - but the Australian sensation insists that he's treated equally by HRC.
Moody Blues: Istanbul.
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody reviews the action-packed Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park - round three of the 2006 world championship...
PICTURES: 250cc turn one chaos.
Jorge Lorenzo began Sunday's 250cc Turkish Grand Prix chasing his third victory from three 2006 starts, but his hopes of maintaining a perfect record ended with a bizarre accident at turn one.
PICTURES: de Angelis, Barbera collide at 150mph.
This was the heart-stopping moment when Alex de Angelis and Hector Barbera collided at 150mph, while battling for victory on the final lap of Sunday's 250cc Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul.
Pedrosa: Maybe I wasn`t fully concentrating...
Dani Pedrosa was just one lap away from completing the best performance of his young MotoGP career - having stormed from a lowly 16th place on the grid to lead the Turkish Grand Prix for five laps, only to fall while fighting for victory.
Hayden: The tyre warmer melted to disc.
Nicky Hayden may have inherited a podium position in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix - following the last lap downfall of his team-mate Dani Pedrosa - and with it the world championship lead, but the Repsol Honda rider believes more was possible if it hadn't suffered an unusual braking problem.
Aoyama, KTM win heart-stopping 250 showdown.
Hiroshi Aoyama took KTM's first ever victory in the 250cc class at Turkey today, after one of the most breathtaking final laps of all time.
Melandri beats Stoner in Turkish thriller.
Marco Melandri has taken his first victory of the 2006 MotoGP season, from 14th on the grid, after overtaking class rookie Casey Stoner at the final turn of the Turkish Grand Prix - capping a breathtaking race that saw nine riders battling for victory.
Vermeulen pole completes Suzuki turnaround.
MotoGP rookie Chris Vermeulen exploited treacherously wet conditions at Istanbul to secure a shock debut pole position ahead of Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix - and complete a dream turnaround for Rizla Suzuki.
Rossi washed away as Yamaha drama continues.
The ongoing drama of Valentino Rossi and Yamaha's 2006 season continued at Istanbul today, when the reigning world champion plummeted to 11th on the grid after a problematic wet qualifying session for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.
No chatter, but Rossi goes backwards.
Reigning MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi made a fast start to the Turkish Grand Prix - setting the third fastest lap time in first free practice - but then went backwards during this afternoon's second session to end the day down in eleventh.
Rossi`s landmark races.
Five times MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is scheduled to make his 100th appearance in the premier-class at Turkey this weekend. The Italian superstar has not missed a race since making his debut in the category at the first race of the 2000 season, in South Africa.
Hopkins hugging rather than kicking?
Suzuki will be hoping to see John Hopkins hugging rather than kicking his GSV-R on Sunday in Turkey, after "burning a lot of midnight oil" to solve the crippling technical problems experienced in Qatar.