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on how to behave lap by lap.He also complained about the paddock atmosphere, having got the cold shoulder from the precious drivers who do so much to make F1 so very, very dull.Their leader Michael Schumacher popped in to the Italian GP for a go

the paddock by bringing in a sense of humour. If he seriously wanted to race F1 I’m sure his desire and dedication would see him succeed, but I don’t think he should do it, it would be a backwards step. The atmosphere in the F1 paddock is different

ALL eyes are on Marco Simoncelli this weekend with the fallout from the Le Mans collision, with hopes from Honda boss Honda Shuhei Nakamoto that he has learnt from incident.Simoncelli is amongst the Repsol Honda riders with the status of being supported by the factory, a rank tha...

has been delighted to see the back of him. He is plenty fast, but he creates such hostility and frustration around him that teams seem to cease to function properly when he is on strength.Even so, you'll still find senior people in the paddock who

VALENTINO ROSSI posted the second-fastest time of Thursday's free practice session at Assen, ahead of this weekend's Dutch TT.The Italian clocked a 1:37.847 - a fraction behind the surprise frontrunner Frenchman Randy de Puniet.Australian Casey Stoner was third quickest, 0.2 secs...

Nobody noticed, but the British GP was actually very dull. Worse still, the way Dani Pedrosa drew steadily away was exceedingly ominous. Even a bit Doohan-like, but because of his incognito personality, and with Rossi providing the fireworks as he came through to a fighting secon...

What happens to ex-World Champions in their dotage? They go to Australia and get into trouble with the police. Happened to Barry Sheene, when he and F1 driver Gerhard Berger were accused of assaulting a teenage girl. That was settled out of court. Now it's happened to Mick Doohan...

Casey Stoner continued a blazing start to his year at Jerez. His fifth place was disappointing after the first-race defeat of Rossi, but it was achieved by charging through after getting mugged in the early laps, running faster than the leaders in the closing stages, and closing ...

It has been rather a novel racing experience to see Rossi on the back foot. He's been that way actually since the last race of the old 990s, at Valencia. In the final stare-down with Nicky Hayden, he blinked, fell off, and lost the title. Very un-Valentino.This year started with ...