CAL CRUTCHLOW'S pole time at this year's Silverstone World Superbikes would have seen the Coventry-based rider qualify fifth on the 2010 MotoGP grid - a fact played down by Valentino Rossi.Silverstone's double race winner Crutchlow lapped

YAMAHA MOTOGP Team bigwig Davide Brivio says the company is backing Valentino Rossi in a bid to compete against Troy Bayliss in a World Superbike round in 2009.Over two weeks ago Visordown.com reported how Rossi has challenged 2008 WSB champ Troy

Now confirmed: Valentino Rossi to Yamaha MotoGP in 2013YAMAHA have offered Valentino Rossi a two-year MotoGP contract followed by a WSB ride in 2015 according to Italian newspaper, Gazzetta dello Sport.Yamaha are planning a return to World

signed to join Marlboro Ducati next year, giving way at Yamaha for young rival Jorge Lorenzo.See the full Valentino Rossi Misano test gallery here.Although no official confirmation was forthcoming at the circuit, Italian Press reports put the sign-on fee

's celebrations.The 2010 season has not gone to plan after the Valentino Rossi Mugello crash. See here for a gallery of the Rossi Mugello crash pics that resulted in a broken leg. Following the crash Rossi tested the Yamaha R1 at Brno before returning

VALENTINO Rossi tested a WSB-spec Yamaha YZF-R1 at Brno yesterday, here's a gallery of his session.Rossi turned up to the test on crutches but on the R1, he looks ultra-comfortable. He's not back to 100% fitness but he lapped faster than James

VALENTINO Rossi will test at the Brno circuit today, following the World Superbike round there last weekend.Rossi and his Fiat Yamaha team are continuing to assess his level of fitness. Last week Visordown broke the news that Rossi was to test

VALENTINO ROSSI took a tumble during MotoGP testing in Malaysia yesterday.The Italian lost the front end of his 2009 Yamaha M1 on a fast lap around Sepang, home of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rossi remounted to finish the day in third fastest spot.

was reported to want £1m to race but the showdown never happened, with Yamaha allegedly not allowing their MotoGP star to deviate from his duties.Rossi is keen to race in World Superbikes, if only for one event. He was tied down by Yamaha, but Ducati are more

. The last time the lead changed in the last lap of a MotoGP race was in 2006.But Rossi won't be making a full-time switch to WSB, he's tied to Yamaha MotoGP but there are rumours Colin Edwards may make a move back to the series next season.