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Best yet for super Shinya.
Shinya Nakano scored his best ever MotoGP result by taking a surprise second - from what looked like being a confident third - in Saturday's Dutch TT at Assen.
Hayden: Honestly, it wasn`t going to work...
MotoGP World Championship leader Nicky Hayden scored his second premier-class victory - and Honda's 200th - under the most dramatic of circumstances at Assen on Saturday.
PICTURES: Colin`s last turn heartbreak.
After three years in MotoGP, Colin Edwards came within metres of a brilliant debut victory at Assen on Saturday - only for disaster to strike seconds after arriving at the final chicane side-by-side with Nicky Hayden.
Nakano denied but Kawasaki spirits high.
Shinya Nakano came within 0.013secs of taking his and Kawasaki's debut MotoGP pole position at Assen today, but is still confident of a season's best performance in Saturday's race.
Edwards: Assen isn`t the `The Cathedral` anymore.
One of the many MotoGP riders disappointed by the shortening of the Assen circuit was Camel Yamaha's Colin Edwards, the fastest rider after the first day of action on the revised Dutch TT layout.
Elias down and out.
Valentino Rossi wasn't the only rider injured during first free practice at Assen, with Toni Elias suffering a fracture of his left shoulder - forcing the young Spaniard to withdraw from the Dutch TT weekend.
Rossi injured at Assen?
MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is feared to have broken his wrist after falling heavily during the first free practice session at Assen on Thursday morning.
Hofmann to replace injured Gibernau.
Pramac d'Antin rider Alex Hofmann will replace the injured Sete Gibernau on the Ducati Marlboro machine for the eighth round of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship in Assen, Holland.
Moody Blues: Catalunya.
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody reviews Sunday's incident packed Catalan Grand Prix - including the Team Roberts podium, Ilmor's MotoGP project, Red Bull, Ducati's 2007 line-up and much more...
Accident update: Melandri, Capirossi and Gibernau.
Hospital checks have revealed that Marco Melandri, Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau all managed to escape serous injury during Sunday's frightening turn one accident at the Catalan Grand Prix.
Rossi wins, Roberts podiums after Catalan chaos.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has beaten Nicky Hayden to win a chaotic Catalan Grand Prix - which also saw Kenny Roberts Jr put Team Roberts on the podium!
PICTURES: Sete`s somersault starts turn one chaos.
Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix saw a heart-stopping turn one accident, which began with a somersaulting Sete Gibernau and ended with six riders in the gravel trap.
Red flag after massive turn one accident.
The Catalan Grand Prix has been red flagged on lap one after a nasty turn one accident involving Sete Gibernau, Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri, Randy de Puniet, Dani Pedrosa and John Hopkins.
F1 test driver takes two-seater ride.
Randy Mamola and the Ducati Marlboro two-seater gave two more personalities a first-hand taste of the MotoGP experience in Spain on Sunday; one from the world of Formula One, the other from the world of opera.
Rossi: This bike is only four hours old...
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi was delighted to put the 'new' version of his YZR-M1 at the top of the timesheets during day one of the Catalan Grand Prix, at Barcelona.
Porto explains retirement decision.
On the eve of the Catalan Grand Prix, 250cc veteran Sebastian Porto surprised the MotoGP paddock by announcing his immediate retirement from racing.
1.58secs: The average winning margin in MotoGP.
The first six races of 2006 have been won by an average of just 1.58secs - marking the closest ever start to a four-stroke MotoGP season.
Michelin apologises to Rossi, Yamaha.
After conducting a detailed analysis of the front tyre problem that forced MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi to retire from the Chinese Grand Prix on May 14, Michelin has publicly apologised to the Italian and his Camel Yamaha team.
New Zealand Grand Prix?
The MotoGP World Championship could be heading for New Zealand in the near future, following a $2million funding boost for the Taupo Motorsport Park.
Want to be a MotoGP rider?
MotoGP commercial rights-holders Dorna Sports has entered into a partnership of youth development with energy drink manufacturer Red Bull, to bring new riders from all backgrounds and corners of the globe into the MotoGP World Championships. The three steps into MotoGP are:
Rossi shows Schumacher why.
Valentino Rossi showed Michael Schumacher exactly why he didn't want to join him at Ferrari next year by winning one of the most exciting MotoGP races in living memory at Mugello on Sunday - with the F1 legend looking on.
PICTURES: Rizla girls wearing Rizla papers.
Rizla Suzuki caused a stir at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix when the clothing worn by the team's grid girls consisted of the tobacco rolling paper itself! It was enough to leave many male MotoGP fans crossing their fingers for rain...
d`Antin threatens Dunlop.
Pramac d'Antin MotoGP team principal, Luis d'Antin, has threatened to take legal action against tyre supplier Dunlop after claiming that rivals Tech 3 Yamaha had a different type of tyre at their disposal.
Rossi strikes back with home Mugello win.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has ignited his troubled 2006 season with a dramatic home win over fellow Italian Loris Capirossi after a gladiatorial contest worthy of ancient Rome.