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MotoGP and World Superbikes brought together
"We're very excited to have the two top motorcycle road racing series under one roof" - Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna.
Rossi last to eighth after Rea tangle
"It's a shame about the mistake on the first lap. Rea couldn't see me and pushed me close to the curb, and I went straight to avoid him" - Valentino Rossi.
Nicky Hayden escapes serious injury in Aragon scare
"I thought I might hit the wall headfirst if I jumped off, so I let go right before impact. I'm sorry to tear up the bike" - Nicky Hayden.
Jonathan Rea one-second off Lorenzo's pole time
'In general I'm really happy with the bike and with the set up so hopefully tomorrow I can be closer to the front guys than I was in Misano' - Jonathan Rea
Crutchlow bags third front row start on trot
'That is the third front row start on the bounce now but after Misano I have got to finish the race tomorrow' - Cal Crutchlow
MotoGP Feature Exclusive: Ride The Lightning
"I'm not retiring from life, I'm not 60 or 70 years old. I've still got a lot of challenges ahead, a lot of life. There's a very good chance I could end up racing V8 [cars] in Australia" - Casey Stoner.
De Puniet poised for Espargaro shootout
'We want to continue to be the reference point in CRT' - Randy de Puniet
Dorna boss Ezpeleta buys Marco Simoncelli replica
Generous gesture by Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta.
Rossi ninth in class at Nurburgring
Valentino Rossi's team finishes in class at the Nurburgring round of the Blancpain Endurance Series.
Valentino Rossi: No second thoughts
"...Also if other riders can use the Ducati against me [next year] that is a positive thing" - Valentino Rossi.
Rostrum hero Bautista 'guided by Simoncelli'
'I could feel his hand on my shoulder today and I realised at the end that my name had come loose from my leathers so you could say it was Marco that was with us today' - Alvaro Bautista
Rea 'nowhere near limit' on Repsol Honda
'I'm still nowhere near the limit... it's a matter of trust and I'm still acclimatising to the machine' - Jonathan Rea
Dani Pedrosa: It was total chaos
"It's was total chaos and many things happened at the same time" - Dani Pedrosa.
Dani Pedrosa out after drama at Misano
Dani Pedrosa suffers technical problems and is then taken out during the re-started first lap of the Misano MotoGP.
Fifth 'feels like a podium' for relieved Spies
'After what's happened in the last eight weeks it almost feels like a podium for me' - Ben Spies
Rookie Rea: I don't want experience to end
'I'm taking things step-by-step and the limit is still quite a way off, but I don't really want to find that limit just yet, I'm taking my time' - Jonathan Rea
Rossi to start with new parts
"The comparison in the test was better than the bike I used in Brno" - Valentino Rossi.
PICS: Special Yamaha livery for Misano MotoGP
"It's very cool that racing fans will be able to ride in the same colours that we race in!" - Jorge Lorenzo.
Latest 2013 MotoGP rider line-up
Latest 2013 MotoGP rider line-up following the signings of Ben Spies and Andrea Iannone...
Half-healed Hayden back for Misano
"One of the two fractures is healing quickly, while the other metacarpal still has a pretty good fracture line" - Nicky Hayden.
Emotional Misano return awaits Honda Gresini
"It is going to be a weekend of strong emotions" - Fausto Gresini.
Ivan Silva loses Avintia MotoGP seat
David Salom moves from WSBK to take the MotoGP race seat of Ivan Silva at Avintia Blusens
Suter test for Aegerter, Petrucci - Edwards stays?
Moto2 rider Dominique Aegerter and MotoGP rookie Danilo Petrucci will test the Suter-BMW CRT machine - Forward Racing commits to the bike until the end of 2012.
Aragon next in 'autumn break' MotoGP tests
Honda and Yamaha head for Aragon MotoGP test, Ducati at Mugello