owners employing a long-term strategy and a focus on future seasons. Wolfgang Durheimer, Audi's head of research and development and chief of motorsport for the parent Volkswagen group told Gazzetta dello Sport: 'I will contribute with everything I know

is in negotiations with the manufacturer to remain on a Kawasaki next season.Sykes discovered that his ride for next season may be in doubt after Kawasaki informed Paul Bird Motorsports that they would end their relationship, hours later Sykes would gift the Japanese

Stoner...staying with DucatiMOTOGP WORLD championship leader Casey Stoner has extended his contract with Ducati until the end of the 2008 season. Stoner's business manager confirmed the contract extension and said he was looking to secure a longer

IT LOOKS increasingly likely that Valentino Rossi will sign up for another two years with Yamaha.Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing, Lin Jarvis, added more fuel to the rumour fire (oh yes...) at the weekend by saying on motogp.com: “At Mugello, as scheduled, we had a meeti...

of the championship at the historic circuit next month.Still getting to grips with the 800cc bike, AMA Champion Spies told motogp.com: “It´s just that this is a new motorcycle for me so I´m just trying to do as many laps as I can, and that´s about it. The track, after

.”The Tech 3 pair of Crutchlow and Dovizioso have both set the ambitions on stepping up to a factory-spec M1 next and Jarvis admitted that he is still looking at them.One looming name is that of Valentino Rossi. The Italian is supposedly lining up a

Haslam next season.Melandri found himself in an unfortunate position after Yamaha's decision to pull-out of the World Superbike championship at the end of this year, a near copycat to what happened to the 29-year-old with the Kawasaki/Hayate situation

will ride next season.Laverty signed a two-year contract with the Italian manufacturer after an impressive debut WSB season, finishing fourth and scoring two victories with Yamaha.After the test the 25-year-old from Toomebridge gave his first impressions

of the World Supersport series, with three rounds still to go. The 23-year-old has dominated the World Supersport title chase, winning five of the first six races. The team has won the World Supersport title for the last six seasons, while in the UK the CBR600

LEON HASLAM has said that he will be staying in WSB for another season.The battling Brit admitted that he wants to stay with the Stiggy squad for 2010, saying: “I really enjoy riding for them and we’ve had some good results this season. I certainly