Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha rookie Jorge Lorenzo finished the three day Official MotoGP Test in second position overall today, after setting an impressive lap on qualifying tyres at the end of a very windy day in Jerez. It was a tricky three days for the youngest rider on the grid, who admits that he has [...]
Archive | February, 2008
Lorenzo Battles with Breeze to Finish Second Fastest in Jerez – Rossi Comes Fifth
Posted on 28 February 2008.
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Lorenzo tours Yamaha Spain
Posted on 28 February 2008.
Lorenzo ready for 2008 In the days prior to Grand Prix ‘zero’, the official IRTA test at a rainy Jerez circuit last week, new Fiat Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo caused a stir at Yamaha Spain with his first visit to the facility and received a tour of the location as well as a rapturous [...]
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Rossi second after wet and windy pre-season battle
Posted on 18 February 2008.
Valentino Rossi guided his Fiat Yamaha YZR-M1 to second place in today’s Official Practice at Jerez today, despite bad weather disrupting the day’s proceedings at the Spanish circuit. After yesterday’s sunshine this morning saw heavy rain which, although it gradually abated, left the track very damp for the forty-minute ‘qualifying’ session after lunch. It was [...]
Stoner wins Jerez ‘qualifying’
Posted on 18 February 2008.
The special 40-minute ‘qualifying’ session at Jerez saw a tremendous performance by world champion Casey Stoner, as the Ducati man collected his second brand new BMW in four months. Stoner won his first BMW sports car at the 2007 Valencia season finale, when he wrapped up the best qualifier of the season award, and the [...]
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Rossi celebrates birthday with promising first day
Posted on 17 February 2008.
Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi, who celebrated his 29th birthday, put in a strong showing on the first day of the Official MotoGP Test at Jerez de la Frontera in Southern Spain today. The seven-time World Champion spent the majority of the day atop the time sheets after lapping consistently fastest on race tyres [...]
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Season 2008 – Rossi agrees huge tax settlement
Posted on 13 February 2008.
Former MotoGP world champion will pay £27 million to Italy’s tax agency after coming to an agreement following a lengthy probe. The 28-year-old will pay £14 million for the period 2001-2004 with payments for 2005 and 2006 making the total figure around £27 million. “I am happy with how this issue has been resolved. It [...]
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Testing 2008 – Yamahas looking good in Sepang
Posted on 07 February 2008.
Valentino Rossi once more impressed on the third and final day of testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia as he finished second to team-mate Jorge Lorenzo. The Yamaha rider lapped consistently under lap record pace and also improved on his time from both January’s test and last year’s race. His best time of [...]
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Testing 2008 – Rossi sets Sepang pace
Posted on 06 February 2008.
Valentino Rossi saw his name at the top of the timesheets for the first time in 2008 on the opening day of Moto GP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. The five-time world champion has struggled so far this winter with Yamaha’s updated M1, crashing last time he visited Sepang and taking time to adapt to [...]
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Stoner Turns Fastest-ever Lap Around Phillip Island On Final Day Of MotoGP Test
Posted on 01 February 2008.
STONER SMASHES PHILLIP ISLAND RECORD, MELANDRI SIGNS OFF SATISFIED Casey Stoner lapped faster than any other rider in history at Phillip Island today, his stunning lap of 1’28.777 coming on the last of three days of tests at his home circuit. The reigning World Champion used a qualifying tyre on his 25th of 51 laps, [...]
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