Valentino Rossi fell on the first lap and rejoined in last. Nicky Hayden ran out of fuel on the exit of the final turn, handing third to Colin Edwards. Dani Pedrosa now leads the world championship standings by four points from Rossi, with Stoner 29 points behind Pedrosa… 1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team [...]
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Edwards third after late Assen drama
Posted on 28 June 2008.
Edwards podium Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards was involved in more late drama at Assen today as a stunning surge from the back of the field was rewarded with third place. For the second time in three years, Edwards was involved in dramatic incident at the final chicane with Nicky Hayden as he snatched [...]
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Fifth front row puts Rossi in the running at Assen
Posted on 28 June 2008.
Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi took his fifth front row start of the 2008 season at Assen today, ahead of tomorrow’s 60th Dutch TT. The Italian missed out on pole by just 0.139 seconds and will share the front row with Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, his closest championship rivals. The bright [...]
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No rest for Fiat Yamaha Team as title challenge heads to Assen
Posted on 24 June 2008.
TT-Assen circuit After a seventh podium in as many races for Valentino Rossi at Donington Park on Sunday, the Fiat Yamaha team take their title challenge straight to Assen this week for the second Grand Prix in just six days. For 78 years the Dutch TT has been held on the final Saturday in June [...]
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Rossi extends championship lead with second place in 200th Grand Prix
Posted on 23 June 2008.
Rossi on podium Valentino Rossi finished a worthy runner-up at Donington Park today, unable to catch Casey Stoner on this occasion but surviving a mid-race battle with Dani Pedrosa to extend his lead at the top of the championship. Today was Rossi’s 200th Grand Prix and this his 142nd podium since he opened his account [...]
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Stoner, British MotoGP 2008
Posted on 22 June 2008.
Full race results from the British Grand Prix at Donington Park, round eight of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship. 1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 44min 44.982 secs2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 44min 50.771 secs3. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 44min 53.329 secs 4. Colin Edwards USA Tech [...]
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Front row start for Rossi’s 200th race
Posted on 22 June 2008.
Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi will start his 200th Grand Prix from the front row of the grid tomorrow, after a consistent performance in the wet this afternoon put him second for tomorrow’s British round at Donington Park. The Italian will be bidding for his eighth career win at this track but [...]
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Rossi and Lorenzo reunite for British challenge
Posted on 18 June 2008.
After a rain-hit Mediterranean jaunt through Italy and Spain the Fiat Yamaha Team start a Northern-European triple-header this weekend, hoping that the British Grand Prix can be the unlikely purveyor of summer to the MotoGP World Championship paddock. Despite dry races at Mugello and Barcelona, mixed conditions during practice certainly haven’t helped with machine set-up [...]
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Valentino Rossi signs a new two-year deal at Yamaha
Posted on 16 June 2008.
Valentino Rossi says he is ready to sign a new two-year deal at Yamaha and could carry on racing until he is 35. The seven-time world champion, who has won the last three races and is the current world championship leader, said there are “several details to examine”. “Even if it’s not still official we [...]
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Lorenzo undergoes injury check-up in Barcelona
Posted on 16 June 2008.
Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo returned to the Dexeus Institute in Barcelona this lunchtime for a check-up on the skin graft to the fourth finger of his right hand, which was carried out on Tuesday. Dr Xavier Mir confirmed that the graft had bonded well and that the injury was healing in a satisfactory manner, [...]
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Rossi races through the field to take valuable Montmelo podium
Posted on 08 June 2008.
Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi put yesterday’s poor qualifying behind him today with a characteristic charge through the field from ninth on the grid to take second in the Grand Prix of Catalunya. By the time Rossi made it through the pack the race-winner Dani Pedrosa was already some way off in front, but Rossi had [...]
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Rossi to run `Italian football´ livery in Catalunya
Posted on 05 June 2008.
Valentino Rossi will run a special `Azzurri´ colour scheme on his Fiat Yamaha M1 this weekend. Having last weekend shown off a spectacular one-off helmet design at Mugello, Valentino Rossi will once again be personalising his look for the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya. The proud Italian will this time be running a special livery [...]
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