-forces are much stronger in an F1 car, both in braking and lateral G in cornering. Casey Stoner broadly agreed. “In 2003 when I slightly broke my collarbone after breaking it earlier, I had to do 10 push-ups to show I was strong enough. “But maybe

Back-to-back poles for MotoGP rookie LorenzoJORGE LORENZO'S second pole in succession put him in exalted company. At Qatar he became the first class rookie to qualify on pole since Max Biaggi in 1998. At Jerez, he equalled the feat of Finnish giant

’t ever win another race.Capirossi leads the field with a stretch of 17 years and 49 days from his first 125 win in 1990 to his last MotoGP win in Japan last year; Angel Nieto is next, with a span of 16 years and eight days, then Phil Read (14 years and 71

"Listen shortarse, shake hands or else..."KING JUAN Carlos of Spain played the role of peacemaker after the Jerez MotoGP race, when he firmly grabbed deadly rivals Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo by the arm, and made them shake hands.The two are very

is good for us. We have time to improve before the next race and the main target is the second part of the race. We have to improve the life.” "In Estoril I backed off the last six or seven laps because the tyres weren't giving me the cornering ability

the engine at the next race, said Yamane, depending on results at Mugello. The aim was improved acceleration and top speed, and the latter at least had been achieved, with some 1,000 rpm added to the top of the rev range; but there was still some

the teams who will test – a new specification tyre for next year. All teams and riders will have the same tyre.”There will be a total of 20 tyres for each rider each weekend – eight front and 12 rear, of two specifications, which will have a big degree

REIGNING WORLD champion Casey Stoner believed his fall in Brno was down to a tyre problem. “The tyre I used I’d done 20 laps on in practice without trouble. But in the race, after six laps, it was knackered,” he said.“The data showed I went

JOHN HOPKIN'S terrifying high-speed crash raised new safety questions about the fast left-hand Ramshoek corner, one of few remaining sections of the old track. The same corner had earlier accounted for Capirossi, putting him out of the race

will be the rider in a new second satellite Ducati team, to be sponsored by Onde 2000 and managed by current 125 rider Pablo Nieto, son of legendary 13-times champion Angel.Earlier in the week, Gibernau was unwilling to comment, other than to say: “If a situation