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Rossi taking nothing for granted

Valentino Rossi has predicted that team-mate Jorge Lorenzo will provide his stiffest opposition in the MotoGP World Championship. Rossi, who won the last round at Brno in the Czech Republic after Lorenzo crashed, heads the series standings by 50 points but is not taking winning the championship for granted. Last year's race at Indianapolis was hit by a hurricane and Rossi hopes the weather in America is better this weekend. Rossi admitted: "As I said in Brno, it would be stupid for us to relax and consider the championship won, anything can happen and we know that Lorenzo will be very strong this weekend and determined to make up for the last two races. We must keep focused. "Rossi won at Indy last year despite the hurricane, with team-mate Lorenzo finishing third.

Spectacular Indianapolis awaits MotoGP

The second ever World Championship visit to Indianapolis Motor Speedway takes place this weekend following 2008’s historic inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix. This weekend’s visit to Indianapolis will see last year’s race-winner Valentino Rossi looking for another victory to augment his standings lead at the twelfth round of the season. In the first ever premier class MotoGP World Championship contest at the famous ‘Brickyard’ last year Rossi took maximum points as he was awarded the win, leading by six seconds when the scheduled 28 lap race was curtailed on the 20th lap, with Nicky Hayden and Jorge Lorenzo placing second and third respectively. Rossi and his MotoGP rivals will hope for good weather this time out - following last year’s event when the remnants of Hurricane Ike hit raceday at the iconic American venue – with the Italian star hoping to increase his current 50 point championship advantage, on the back of yet another success story in the Czech Republic at the last round. Rossi’s Fiat Yamaha team-mate Lorenzo finished just in front of him on the timesheet in the second and final post-race test of the year on the Monday after the Czech race and the Spaniard will aim to bounce back from his two DNFs at Brno and Donington Park, as he attempts to claw his way back into the title battle with six Grands Prix remaining. Meanwhile, an announcement on whether Lorenzo will switch to Ducati or remain with Yamaha for 2010 is imminent.

Lorenzo to confirm 2010 plans next week

The rider’s manager states ‘now is the right moment to make a decision'. MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo could make an announcement on his future at next week’s Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix, if not before, with a confirmed offer from Ducati and a renewed deal from Yamaha on the table. According to his manager and representative, Marcos Hirsch, who spoke to motogp.com on Friday (21st August) Lorenzo and his advisors are now considering the two options, with a move onto Honda machinery already ruled out. Hirsch commented, “Until the middle of this week we were still ticking off the boxes and finalising the offers. We are getting close to concluding our evaluation of the pros and cons of the offers and we acknowledge that now is the right moment to make a decision.” Without hinting as to what the final decision will be Hirsch also stated that confirmation could come next weekend at Indy, with the announcement made by the relevant team. The rider’s manager added that sporting factors would be the key to the decision, commenting, “money is important but it is at the bottom of our list of priorities.”

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Rossi closes in on title

Valentino Rossi romped to his fifth win of the season in Brno to move a step closer to a sixth FIM MotoGP Championship. The Fiat Yamaha star started the Czech Republic race on pole position ahead of team-mate and nearest challenger Jorge Lorenzo and the duo fought out a race-long duel before the young Spaniard crashed out with five laps remaining to all but end his title hopes. Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa inherited second after Lorenzo's error with Toni Elias, Andrea Dovizioso and Loris Capirossi rounding out the top five. With Casey Stoner beginning his three-race break to recover from a mystery illness, Mika Kallio stepped into the factory Marlboro Ducati team for his debut and was lying in a creditable ninth before crashing on the penultimate lap, while British rider James Toseland was ninth on his Tech 3 Yamaha. Pedrosa led at turn one ahead of Rossi after a trademark quick start but the masterful Italian took just three corners to slide past to leave Lorenzo in third.

Lorenzo soon passed Pedrosa on lap three to chase down Rossi and the pair then exchanged a series of new lap records before Lorenzo made a fine move with seven laps remaining to take the lead. Rossi then made a move at the same corner with five laps to go and Lorenzo buckled under the pressure to crash out and leave Rossi to streak away to a 102nd career win, some 11.766 seconds ahead of Pedrosa. Lorenzo - who also crashed out at Donington last time out - is now 50 points behind Rossi with the absent Stoner back in third in the standings.

Lorenzo close to qualifying pace in Brno warm up

Spanish star Jorge Lorenzo was more than 0.4s faster than Valentino Rossi in the Czech morning run. Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo showed his rapid pace again in the MotoGP warm up at the Cardion ab Czech Republic Grand Prix as he lapped one tenth of a second off his own qualifying time from Saturday and was 0.415s ahead of Valentino Rossi, who was second fastest and starts from pole this afternoon. The third quickest participant in the session, Dani Pedrosa, was nearly a second down on Lorenzo’s pace and will have his work cut out from third on the grid if he is to stay with the Yamaha factory pair in the race. Colin Edwards and Toni Elías, who both start on the second row, were fourth and fifth respectively having also looked good on Saturday, whilst British Grand Prix winner and fellow row two starter Andrea Dovizioso was tenth in the session.

Rossi on pole in Czech Republic despite crash

A rare qualifying crash for the MotoGP World Champion at Brno did not prevent him from securing pole position for Sunday’s eleventh race of the 2009 season. Valentino Rossi survived a late crash during qualifying at the Cardian ab Czech Republic Grand Prix to take his fifth pole position of the season, in clear and sunny conditions at the undulating Brno track. At one of his favourite venues on the calendar Rossi took his Yamaha M1 round the circuit in 1’56.145 on the 21st of his 23 laps after a battle for supremacy with his team-mate and closest World Championship rival Jorge Lorenzo – who trails him by 25 points in the standings and was 0.05s behind the Italian in this session. Lorenzo has looked good throughout the weekend and will be confident of pushing Rossi hard in Sunday’s race. Perhaps the Spaniard will take heart from Rossi’s late crash as he keeps the pressure on from the other side of the Fiat Yamaha pit-box. In the absence of Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa could be the biggest threat to Rossi and Lorenzo, with the talented Repsol Honda rider having qualified in third place, just under four tenths down on Rossi.

Lorenzo stays on top ahead of qualifying

MotoGP title-chaser Jorge Lorenzo was on the pace again in FP2 at Brno. The Saturday morning MotoGP outing in pleasant conditions at the historic Brno circuit in the Czech Republic saw Jorge Lorenzo keep up his good form from Friday as he lapped in a superb time of 1’56.331s to state his intentions to his rivals. The Spanish star is looking to bounce back from a Donington DNF having crashed out in the UK and he appears to be in good shape at Brno, as he seeks to cut Valentino Rossi’s 25 point championship advantage this weekend, with seven races remaining, including tomorrow’s Czech contest. Lapping the 5.4km track with his own best time of 1’56.787 Rossi was the third quickest participant in this session, whilst another strong podium candidate Dani Pedrosa was sandwiched by the Fiat Yamaha pair in second place, with a lap just over a tenth of a second down on Lorenzo’s best. As he was on Friday afternoon Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Colin Edwards was fourth fastest, joined by fellow veteran Loris Capirossi of the Rizla Suzuki team in the top five, Capirossi lapping around a second off Lorenzo and Edwards seven tenths down on the Spaniard’s pace. The top ten also featured Toni Elías (San Carlo Honda Gresini), Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda), Mika Kallio (Ducati Marlboro), Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Marlboro). MotoGP qualifying at the Cardion ab Czech Republic Grand Prix takes place at 1.55pm local time and can be followed live here on motogp.com.

Pedrosa reflects on first day back on track

Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa is enjoying himself in the Czech Republic and he returned to free practice action after the summer break as Friday’s third best performer. Dani Pedrosa’s job on Saturday will be to chase down Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi at the head of the timesheets, just as he will attempt to do in the World Championship standings in the final seven races of 2009. Riding pain-free unlike on several occasions this season, Pedrosa hopes to show his best form for the remainder of the year starting at this weekend’s Cardion ab Czech Republic Grand Prix and he made a decent start on Friday. Having lapped third quickest in FP1 he stated, “On the track the feeling was good, especially on the racing line, although outside it was a little bit dirty, but not so bad. Also the lap times were pretty good for a Friday. Everything was ok on the tyres even though the track is aggressive towards them here, so you have to work on this point to make sure you have good tyre life. On the new swingarm fitted to the RC212V this weekend at Brno, Pedrosa stated, “It is just a small modification to help improve corner entry but we need to make more laps with it yet.” Further to HRC’s Friday announcement that Pedrosa and his factory Honda colleague Andrea Dovizioso are on the verge of signing two year contract extensions to keep them with their current team, the Spaniard noted, “I think this is important as it helps us to focus on our racing. I have people that I trust to do this job and it looks like everything is going well.”

Rossi and Lorenzo set to resume title battle

World Championship frontrunners both looking for return to form after disappointing Donington results. Fiat Yamaha pair Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo arrive in the Czech Republic for round eleven of the 2009 MotoGP season this week riding high at the top of the standings, despite a disappointing last race in the UK. The highly talented pair sit first and second in the general classification with seven rounds remaining, Rossi leading by 25 points, with an intriguing run-in to the end of the season awaiting. Brno is a particularly special track for Rossi as he took the first of his 101 career victories there, in the 125cc class in 1996. The 30 year-old has a strong record there overall having since added a 250cc victory and four MotoGP wins to his tally, including last year on the way to his eighth World title.

Schumacher out; Badoer in for Ferrari

Ferrari have reacted quickly to the news that Michael Schumacher will not returning by naming Luca Badoer as his replacement. Schumacher, a seven-time F1 world champion, had agreed to help out former team Ferrari and step in for Felipe Massa on a temporary basis after the Brazilian suffered head injuries at the Hungarian Grand Prix last month. But the German has now abandoned the comeback after failing to shrug off a neck injury suffered in a motorbike accident in February. The 40-year-old had intended to return in Valencia on August 23 but testing designed to help Schumacher re-acclimatise himself with the rigours of F1 have shown the injuries to his neck are too severe. Badoer last raced in Formula One a decade ago. He made 48 starts for Lola, Minardi and Forti Course but failed to register a single point.

Stoner sidelined by illness

Casey Stoner has confirmed he will miss the next three rounds of the FIM MotoGP World Championship due to a mystery illness. Stoner, the 2007 MotoGP champion, has been suffering from severe fatigue since the Grand Prix of Catalunya in June and was a dismal 14th at Donington Park in the last race aboard his Marlboro Ducati. Doctors have now advised the 23-year-old Australian, who lies third in the standings behind Fiat Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, to sit out the next three rounds beginning in Brno this Sunday.

Schumacher set for routine checks

Michael Schumacher is to undergo routine medical checks next week to determine whether he is fit enough to return to Formula One. Schumacher is fully committed to deputising for the injured Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix in Valencia on August 23. The 40-year-old has embarked on a rigorous training regime which has resulted in him losing over six pounds in weight. However, it was made clear from the outset a week ago any comeback after almost three years in retirement would largely depend on his fitness.

Yamaha R15 in 4 New Colours

Yes! Yamaha R15 is now available in four more colors - Impact Yellow, Midnight Black, Sunset Red and Racing Blue apart from the existing three Blazing Red, Graphite and Yamaha Blue. And noe there is seven different colors for the customers to choose from. All the colors have body colored grab rails as common as was the case with earlier versions which further compliment the look of the bike. Apart from the coloring scheme, the graphics have been revamped which makes the bike look even fierier. All the new colors instill a fresh feeling and as a result all the three older colors look bland in comparison to the new ones. The Yellow color named as Impact Yellow needs a special mention as it stands apart from the rest and looks awesome.