, to attend the next race, or to do some testing, or to launch a new motorcycle for your manufacturer. Look beyond the superficial glamor and the life of a MotoGP rider is a pretty tough existence.Busy Busy BusyThe US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca is a case

loyal to Michelin. With all the factory seats taken, realistically, Pedrosa doesn't have any other option but to sign on the dotted line, but he will be battling to gain all the negotiating leverage he can this weekend. The first order of business

And so the long summer hiatus draws to an end, and MotoGP gets back to business once again. After the relief of a few weeks rest and relaxation, the teams and riders should have their batteries recharged and be ready to enter the fray once again

Barely had the engines cooled and the dust been washed off the bikes after the race at Donington before the entire MotoGP circus was busy packing and loading up to head on over to the northern reaches of the Netherlands, and the TT Circuit at Assen

to cheer Rossi on, and watch him enter the history books. They had even gone so far as to hold a town council meeting at the track, with one of the items of business the appointment of Valentino Rossi as honorary mayor for a day.The scene was set

to a lack of interest from either local business or local spectators, the Chinese government may feel they have nothing to lose by making an example of the MotoGP athletes, and either hauling them off the grid or even canceling the race altogether

for the 2008 MotoGP championship will be laid over the next few weeks, and it starts on Sunday, at Le Mans. There's a long hard road ahead, and what better place to take the first step than at a track so steeped in legend? Read more articles by David Emmett

the underpowered Honda at a circuit which needs a fast bike, even managing a podium last year. On an underpowered satellite Honda this year, it should be business as usual for Dovizioso.Keeping TrackThe Phillip Island circuit is arguably the best track on the Moto

from a lowly 17th spot up to 9th. The Italian veteran was to lose two places before the end of the lap, but the Ducatis had made it clear that they meant business.As they ran down the short straight into Repsol, things looked like getting worse

from the Shanghai round of MotoGP is that The Doctor is back in business. He finally had a tire and a setup which lasted all race, and allowed him to push from start to finish. After just 4 races on Bridgestones, he is winning again, and winning