be relatively easy. All you need to do is to stay out of trouble, and score enough points to get the job done. The problem is that it grates to do just what is needed and no more. The very ambition, the need to win that drove you on to chase the championship

Edwards, who pipped Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden at the finishing line, after the former MotoGP world champion ran out of fuel.Valentino Rossi fell on the first lap but remounted to take 11th place. The Italian now trails Dani Pedrosa by four points

don't realise how good the gearbox is. If you're used to Japanese, Italian or even British gearboxes then it's still a little heavy, but this gear change is a world away from Buells of yore. The brakes are superb, too. The new eight-pot caliper means

bikes are a really good laugh to ride. Except this particular Brit realised it 10 years earlier than his Italian counterpart. He whipped the fairing off a Trident 900 and hey presto, the Speed Triple was born to instant success. In its first year Triumph

safety is looked after more and more by the organisers. These past few years have seen a huge amount of work done to try and make our job even safer. "Despite this, there are moments in which misfortune can lead to tragedy -and we saw this happen today

shock appears to be more than up to the job.Other than those initial rear end wobbles, stability under hard acceleration out of the turns is surprisingly good, especially considering the less expensive bike doesn't come with a steering damper. Replace

CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF THE GP PADDOCK?I have some pictures of me with my father Graziano in the Imola paddock when I was a very small child in 1980. My first real memories are from the Italian GP at Mugello in 1993 when I was fourteen. I had paddock passes

their way around the Bridgestone tires, the job which faces them is significantly tougher than in 2007.They have a lot of work to do. Although Rossi's Fiat Yamaha team have plenty of data from the IRTA test at Jerez in February, the weather on race day

the Honda wouldn't like motorways, but I was wrong. It's got plenty of oomph for passing Renaults and Citroens and the like and the little Honda flyscreen (£100) does a slightly better job than the clocks alone of keeping the wind off me. 90mph

WSB, the Foggy yearsFew circuits are better for watching bike racing, or for generating their own electric atmosphere, than Brands Hatch. The Spaniards have their GP at Jerez in April, the Italians theirs at Mugello in June. We've got Brands World