. This approach makes a lot of sense, as it has worked well for Honda in the past with the Gresini team, and is yielding much improved results for Ducati with the Pramac d'Antin team.So a factory-supported Yamaha, shod with Michelins or possibly even Bridgestones

and photographs of racers on both two wheels and four adorn the walls of bars the length and breadth of the country, and almost every village has someone riding around on an immaculate example of race-bred exotica. This love of motor racing results in some

, partly as a result of being distracted by the arrival of his first child. If Capirossi wants to get his title aspirations back on track, he will need to beat his team mate at Shanghai.Roll Out The Barros But Marlboro Ducati aren't the only team fielding

. After disastrous results at both the Sachsenring and Laguna Seca, Michelin needed a good result to restore its credibility in the paddock. But before the first session of free practice was over, it was clear that Michelin had got their tires wrong again

was granted at Stoner's whim: The Australian had been working on perfecting his race setup, and had run out of time. As a result, Stoner only used 2 qualifiers, while the rest of the field used 3 or 4, and so fell short of what he felt he could have achieved

of strong results for Ducati in Malaysia. And Stoner has just had a couple of weeks holiday at home in Australia, a chance to recuperate from a long and hard title defense. There can be no doubt that Stoner is coming back to win the last two races

. As a result, the name of the hospital passed into common usage to represent any scene of uncontrolled madness, where noise, smell and spectacle do battle to subdue your senses.Modern fun seekers can no longer turn to the mental hospitals to provide our

return to form, after successful tests at Catalunya and a strong weekend at Donington, up until Hayden lost the front and crashed while in 6th place. The dramatic turnaround has come as a result of getting some new chassis parts from Honda, but also after

. Motorcycles, on the other hand, are much narrow and more agile, and as a result it's possible to pass through the middle of corners, as well as along the straights or in the braking zone. The best motorcycle tracks, such as Assen and Mugello, feature

, almost regardless of the machine underneath him.As a result, qualifying on the front row of the grid is less crucial at Phillip Island than at other racetracks. With a bellyful of courage and a bit of blind faith in your tires, you can work your way up