walking to get from the pit lane to the podium, but Toni Elias' spiral fracture of the femur is a much more serious injury, and will leave the Spanish fan favorite struggling just to ride, never mind compete. Shinya Nakano has finally received the new

to that task.The Honda LaneWhere Yamaha have already solved their top speed problem, Honda are still struggling. Extra horsepower is proving very hard to find from the current conventional steel spring valve version of the Honda RC212V powerplant, and both Dani

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 Autobahn has come to signify more than just the two or more grade-separated lanes of tarmac that form the backbone of Germany's transport network. Despite its troubled history, the German Autobahn has attained an almost mythological status, one of the few

. Istanbul will be their first chance to shine. Veteran Alex Barros' return to MotoGP was expected to produce better results than the 9th and 11th spots he's scored so far. And team mate Alex Hofmann will want to make amends for the pit lane foul-up which saw

due to go out for their first official qualifying session, the heavens opened, and a deluge began. So heavy was the rain that the track flooded up to a depth of several feet at the Quercia corner, and a river flowed down pit lane and into the garages

wishes may yet come true.MotoGP Qatar 2008 Race ResultsChampionship standings after the 2008 MotoGP Qatar roundRead more of David Emmett's article over on MotoGPMatters.com

mostly dry, and patches of bright sunshine interspersed with dark clouds, picking a race tire and setup looked like a complete gamble. Nervous pit crews slaved away both on the grid, making last-minute adjustments to their setup, and in pit lane, laying

finally seems to be returning to form, and is sure to push Rossi hard. And if Dani Pedrosa gets a pneumatic valve engine that works, and HRC reopen the Honda Lane in MotoGP, then Rossi will have to face two men pushing him to the limit. Rossi should relish

year.If anything, Pedrosa's manager Alberto Puig was even more furious. Before the race, he had been seen rushing along pit lane, trying to persuade the other Michelin runners to pull in after the warm up lap, in a display similar to the Formula 1 race