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Biaggi joins Schumacher`s team...
Former MotoGP star Max Biaggi will line-up alongside F1 aces Michael Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella, Jarno Trulli and Felipe Massa next Wednesday... for a charity football match.
Airwaves dismiss MotoGP rumours.
Airwaves Ducati BSB team manager Colin Wright has dismissed, but not entirely ruled out, rumours that GSE Racing could become the satellite Ducati team in MotoGP next season.
Yamaha: 2006 bike best, despite chatter.
Valentino Rossi may have won Saturday's Qatar Grand Prix, but the chatter problems that struck so badly at Jerez were still present - albeit on a smaller scale - and Camel Yamaha spent Sunday's test day again trying to fully eliminate the vibration issue.
Denning: John was obviously visibly upset...
Rizla Suzuki team manager Paul Denning has said that John Hopkins will face no form of punishment for 'physically' venting his frustration on his GSV-R, after yet another technical failure in Saturday's Qatar Grand Prix.
Warm-up times - Losail.
Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Qatar Grand Prix at Losail, round two of the 2006 world championship.
Sensational Stoner grabs Qatar pole!
20-year-old MotoGP rookie Casey Stoner has taken his first pole position at only his second attempt, after leading a front row separated by just 0.052secs during qualifying for Saturday's Qatar Grand Prix.
PICTURES: Yamaha records its rivals.
These exclusive pictures (top and middle), taken by Toby Moody, show a Yamaha engineer recording acoustic data from rival machines on the Qatar pit wall, during this morning's final free practice session.
Rossi: Stoner, Elias, Pedrosa the guys to beat.
As suggested by Crash.net earlier today, Camel Yamaha's chatter problems - which had been less significant for most of the Qatar weekend - were magnified by the use of qualifying tyres, leaving MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi and team-mate Colin Edwards just sixth and eighth on the g
Elias overcomes `mental limitation`.
2005 MotoGP rookie of the year, Toni Elias, made an instant impression in his first grand prix for Honda - when he knocked down world champion Valentino Rossi at the very first turn of the season opening Spanish Grand Prix.
Rossi plots Qatar fight back.
MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is out to prove his Jerez nightmare was just a freak one-off 'blip', by bouncing back to the top in this Saturday's Qatar Grand Prix.
Jodie Marsh: MotoGP for men, football for girls.
Model and motorcycle fan Jodie Marsh was given the honour of cutting the ribbon at the official opening of the new Donington Park pit and paddock complex last Friday.
Chaz fights on.
19-year-old Chaz Davies was the only British points scorer in Jerez, after finishing 13th on his 250cc Ticinohosting Campetella Racing Aprilia - but it's been a very frustrating time for Davies with uncertainty about machinery and funding wrecking his pre-season testing.
Hayden tops Jerez test, Rossi rides 2005 bike.
Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden, third in Sunday's season opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, has set the pace during Monday's test session at the same circuit.
PICTURES: Rossi`s first turn fall.
MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi got his 2006 season off to a disastrous start at Jerez on Sunday, when he was hit from behind at turn one and thrown from his Camel Yamaha.
Lorenzo takes first 250cc victory.
Fortuna Aprilia's Jorge Lorenzo took his first ever 250cc victory with an awesome display at the Jerez season opener on Sunday.
Capirossi beats Pedrosa for Jerez victory.
Ducati's Loris Capirossi has taken victory in a dramatic season opening Spanish Grand Prix - after finally breaking the amazing challenge of MotoGP rookie Dani Pedrosa with just two laps to go.
Warm-up times - Jerez.
Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, round one of the 2006 world championship. The only incident in the session was a late fall for Kawasaki rookie Randy de Puniet.
Red Bull backs MotoGP Academy, Rookies Cup.
Dorna is to enter into a partnership of youth development with energy drink manufacturer Red Bull, with the joint aim of discovering and developing riders from all backgrounds and all corners of the globe.
Capirossi dominates for Jerez pole.
Loris Capirossi has led a Ducati Marlboro one-two during an eventful first MotoGP qualifying session of 2006, which ended with world champion Valentino Rossi a distant ninth.
PICS: Rossi`s new helmet, boot design.
This is the latest version of MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi's "sun and moon" helmet, which the Italian debuted during today's opening free practice sessions for the Spanish Grand Prix.
PICS: Team Roberts and Honda LCR livery.
These are the first pictures of the full 2006 race livery for the Team Roberts KR211V (top picture), to be ridden by Kenny Roberts Jr in this year's MotoGP World Championship, and the Honda LCR RC211V, to be ridden by class rookie Casey Stoner.
CVC to sell Dorna.
The European Commission has ruled that private equity firm CVC Capital Partners can go ahead with its planned takeover of Formula One - but only if it sells MotoGP rights holders, Dorna Sports.
Jerez highlights 1987-2005.
This weekend's 2006 season opening Spanish Grand Prix will mark the 20th consecutive year that a GP has been held at the Jerez circuit, since it was first used in 1987.
Melandri: I can`t wait.
One year ago, at the season opening Spanish Grand Prix, a 'reborn' Marco Melandri turned heads by clinching a podium finish in his very first race on a Honda RC211V (top picture).