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Telefonica to fight for Pedrosa.
With Dani Pedrosa widely believed to have an 'official' Honda MotoGP contract already in his pocket for next season, the Spaniard's long time backer Telefonica Movistar are now said to be fighting to keep the reigning 250cc World Champion in 'blue' for his premier-class debut.
Cartoon: Fighting for second.
With Yamaha's Valentino Rossi having won five of the first six races of the 2005 MotoGP season, it's starting to look increasingly like the biggest battle in MotoGP this season won't be Rossi vs. Honda but Honda vs. Honda for second.
Rossi takes textbook Catalan victory.
Valentino Rossi has taken a textbook victory over Sete Gibernau in today's Catalan Grand Prix; the world champion shadowing the leading home hero until three laps to go - when he coolly overtook, set a new lap record and went on to win his fifth race from the opening six rounds of the 2005 MotoGP
Warm-up times - Barcelona.
Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona, round six of the 2005 world championship.
Suzuki consoles 'gutted` Hopkins.
Team Suzuki were left trying to console star rider John Hopkins after the hard charging Anglo-American was left 'gutted' by his eleventh place qualifying position for Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix.
Gibernau leads Movistar one-two with home pole.
Sete Gibernau has led a Movistar Honda one-two during qualifying for Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix; the troubled world championship contender outpacing team-mate Marco Melandri by just 0.053secs to secure a valuable home pole.
Kallio collects 125cc Catalan pole.
Red Bull KTM rider Mika Kallio claimed his fourth pole position of the season with the fastest lap in final qualifying for tomorrow's 125cc Catalunya Grand Prix.
Melandri reaches the top.
Marco Melandri's meteoric rise continued at Catalunya today as the young Italian put his Movistar Honda fastest of all at the completion of two opening free practice sessions around the Barcelona circuit.
Montiron: Makoto is back!
After a forgettable start to the 2005 season, Makoto Tamada looked back to his race winning bets at Barcelona today, ending the opening pair of free practice sessions in second overall - and just 0.091secs from pace setter Marco Melandri.
Hopkins: This track suits the Suzuki.
Team Suzuki MotoGP team-mate John Hopkins and Kenny Roberts Jr completed day one of the Catalan Grand Prix in eighth and fourteenth places respectively as they completed their first laps with new engine development parts made available for this weekend.
Kawasaki runs 'four GPs` with new tyres, exhaust.
The Kawasaki Racing Team devoted the opening day of the Catalan Grand P rix weekend to a comprehensive test session evaluating the latest Bridgestone tyres and a new exhaust system.
Elias aborts early return.
Fortuna Yamaha rider Toni Elias has been forced to abort his early return from injury after testing the strength of his healing wrist and ankle during day one of the Catalan Grand Prix - his home race.
Exclusive: Suzuki to run Red Bull livery at Laguna
The Suzuki MotoGP team has secured a one off sponsorship deal with Red Bull for the American Motorcycle Grand Prix at Laguna Seca on July 10th - and Crash.net has secured an exclusive ahead of the official announcement through our reporter Toby Moody.
Xaus desperate to ditch 'Ducati style`.
Ruben Xaus will be out to kickstart his 2005 season in front of his home fans on Sunday, when MotoGP arrives at Barcelona for the Catalan Grand Prix.
New shock absorber to debut at Catalunya.
Toulouse based suspension specialists Bos-Engineering will make their official 250 GP debut at Catalunya this weekend when the Equipe Grand Prix de France team will run the company's new SBR5 shock absorber - developed in record time since the project started from scratch in March.
Moody Blues: Mugello.
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody reveals more 'behind the scenes' news from round five of the 2005 world championship; the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello...
Small step for Byrne, giant leap for Team Roberts.
Sunday's Italian Grand Prix marked a significant step forward for the Team Roberts run Proton KR, powered by KTM, which rider Shane Byrne used to take a small step up the order to record a 16th place finish - within two-seconds of factory Suzuki rider Kenny Roberts Jr.
Pedrosa perfect for 250 Mugello victory.
Dani Pedrosa became the first Honda rider to win the 250cc race at Mugello since 1997 as he clinched his second successive victory and extend his championship lead to 21 points over Andrea Dovizioso, who suffered from technical problems and could only take eighth.
Warm-up times - Mugello.
Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, round five of the 2005 world championship. Only incident was a low speed low-side for Max Biaggi...
Liuzzi, Piquet stunned by MotoGP ride.
Up-and-coming Red Bull F1 driver Tonio Liuzzi was one of Randy Mamola's lucky passengers on the Ducati Marlboro two-seater at a sun-blessed Italian Grand Prix on Sunday morning.
Rossi beats Biaggi in breathtaking home duel.
Valentino Rossi has beaten arch-rival Max Biaggi for the honour of home victory in today's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, in a race that saw Italian riders dominate the top four positions after Sete Gibernau crashed out early in the thrilling 23-lap battle.
Pictures: Rossi, Capirossi Italian GP helmets.
In true patriotic fashion, Valentino Rossi and Loris Capirossi are both sporting new helmets for their home Italian Grand Prix at Mugello this weekend.
Rossi repels Gibernau for home pole.
Valentino Rossi has taken a last gasp home pole position for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, after overcoming flying Spaniard Sete Gibernau with a record breaking last lap at the conclusion of a tightly fought qualifying session.
Dr Costa`s MotoGP dream...
It started as a dream some 33-years ago across the hills from Mugello and that dream turned into a reality 5-years later amid the Alpine splendour of Austria.