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Adding his name to the list of riders at less than 100% fitness, Alice Team’s French newcomer Sylvain Guintoli is back in England (his country of residence) for a examination of an arm injury after a late preseason scare in Qatar. More...
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Identifying low track temperatures as a severe limiting factor on their preparations for the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar, Kawasaki are not panicking just yet ahead of the season-opening showdown. More...
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Lights go ON for opening 2008 MotoGP round in Qatar - News
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It’s the MotoGP World Championship’s opening race of the season for the second consecutive year, and in 2008 the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar will be another first for the series, as the Losail International Circuit plays host to the series’ first ever night race. More... -
Mirroring the success of 250cc counterpart Mattia Pasini, Polaris World’s British 125cc talent Bradley Smith concluded his second night of testing in style with a spirited showing in Qatar. More...
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Back for an encore after a successful opening night of testing in Qatar, the stars of the 250cc category returned to action for the second of three nocturnal tests in preparation for next week’s Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar. More...
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There’s less than a week to go until the opening practice session for the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar, and the riders are all set for the first race of an exciting season. More...
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Sharing the track with their 250cc counterparts in two of their three appearances on track in Qatar, the 125cc riders had their first chance to ride the Losail International Circuit at night late on Saturday. More...
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The opening night for the 125cc and 250cc riders in Qatar was not only the first two-stroke activity to take place under the momentous lighting project, but also the largest simultaneous night time participation of World Championship riders to date. More...
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The premier class riders having vacated the Losail International Circuit after two nights of testing, it is now the turn of the 250cc and 125cc competitors to have their time in the spotlight. More...
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Edwards ends preseason with enthusiastic assessment - News
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Like his impressive Tech3 Yamaha team-mate James Toseland, American rider Colin Edwards looked ready for the start of the 2008 MotoGP season during the two day test visit to the scene of next week’s first race of the year in Qatar. More... -
The second evening of MotoGP’s groundbreaking night test in Qatar saw JiR Team Scot’s Andrea Dovizioso round off the preparations for his rookie premier class season in satisfactory style, completing the session in sixth place on the timesheet. More...
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Before next Sunday’s season-opening Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar race at Losail International circuit Dani Pedrosa will have his work cut out once free practice commences, as of 7pm local time on Friday. More...
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The second evening of MotoGP’s first ever night test saw Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi lower down the timesheet than he would have expected to be, ‘The Doctor’ finishing in tenth position overall. More...
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World Champion Casey Stoner wrapped up his Qatar test work early, clocking just 31 laps and finishing the evening fifth on the timesheet, before giving motogp. More...
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Honda LCR rider Randy de Puniet ended Friday’s Qatar night practice and the 2008 preseason testing programme in third position on the timesheet, boosting his confidence ahead of the first race of the season at Losail on 9th March. More...
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Englishman James Toseland was at the head of the timesheet for much of the second half of Friday night’s Losail test session, and despite losing the top slot to Jorge Lorenzo by 0. More...
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Fiat Yamaha’s MotoGP rookie Jorge Lorenzo looked more than ready for his premier class debut in the final pre-season test session in Qatar on Friday night. More...
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The second and final evening of MotoGP’s first ever night test at Losail International circuit ended with Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo at the head of the timesheet, courtesy of a time of 1’54. More...
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Tech3 Yamaha newcomer James Toseland and his experienced American colleague Colin Edwards topped the timesheet four hours into the second groundbreaking night test in Qatar on Friday, both riders making good use of Michelin qualifying tyres to set their hot laps shortly before 9pm local time. More...
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It was a full week for the 24 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies. More...
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The Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup competitors completed their first test on Wednesday at Laguna Seca. More...
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Continuing his positive habit of early testing success, Randy de Puniet was once again amongst the frontrunners in Qatar at the final preseason event of the year. More...