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Ducati reveals wind tunnel work.
MotoGP is the world's fastest motorcycle racing series, so it's no surprise that aerodynamics are a crucial factor in machine development - along with engine, chassis and tyre performance.
Blata: The V6 <I>will</I> be completed.
As previously reported on Crash.net , it has now been officially confirmed that the much anticipated debut of the Blata V6 machine - due to take place at this weekend's Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno - will not happen.
KTM `in breach of commitments to Team Roberts`.
Following last Friday's shock announcement that KTM would no longer supply MotoGP engines for Team Roberts, with seven races of the 2005 season still to go, the Banbury based outfit has today (Friday) released the following statement regarding the split.
Ilmor plans MotoGP engine.
Following KTM's recent withdraw as a MotoGP engine supplier - and continued doubts over the Blata V6 project - hope for teams seeking a competitive powerplant could be on the horizon, with the news that Ilmor Engineering are planning to 'design, build and supply' a MotoGP engine.
Aoki to race Suzuki at Czech GP.
Nobuatsu Aoki will make his first return to MotoGP competition since signing to be a Suzuki test rider for the 2005 season, with a wild-card outing at the upcoming Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno.
KTM quits Team Roberts.
Austrian motorcycle company KTM has announced that it is no longer in a position to act as engine supplier to Team Roberts in the MotoGP World Championship.
Rossi: I <I>do</I> like fast friends.
Valentino Rossi has rejected claims that he ends friendships with other riders if they start to threaten his superiority, by revealing that he has gone out of his way to ensure that his relationship with Marco Melandri - which is alleged to have soured when the Movistar Honda rider began challeng
Rossi on Graziano.
One of the most influential figures in the brilliant career of Valentino Rossi has been his famously laid back father Graziano, himself a former racer who - despite his son's fame - sleeps in the back of a BMW estate when he attends MotoGPs.
Rossi to be Ferrari test driver?
The latest rumour to be sparked by Valentino Rossi's return to a F1 cockpit is that the six-times motorcycling world champion could become an official test driver for Ferrari.
Matsudo stunned at Moriwaki chance.
Moriwaki Racing have revealed that they will field former 250cc World Championship regular Naoki Matsudo in the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix, at Motegi on September 18.
Capirossi hit with multi-million tax bill.
According to reports from Italy, Ducati Marlboro MotoGP star Loris Capirossi has been presented with a multi-million euro tax bill after inspectors 'disproved his claim that he lived in Monaco'.
Spanish stars disagree over Sachsenring clash.
The simmering rivalry between Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo flared up on Sunday at the Sachsenring when the reigning 250cc world champion collided with the class rookie, sending the Fortuna Honda rider to the ground.
Pictures: Rossi`s Sachsenring fall.
It's not often that Valentino Rossi makes a mistake but, on Friday at the Sachsenring, the world champion fell from his Gauloises Yamaha for only the second time this season - the Italian lowsiding from his M1 while negotiating a tight left hander.
MotoGP, F1 'crossover` cancelled.
A planned MotoGP/F1 crossover, involving Suzuki's John Hopkins driving the Red Bull Formula One car and F1 racer Tonio Liuzzi experiencing Suzuki MotoGP power, has been cancelled.
Rossi confirmed at Yamaha for 2006.
In a move long predicted, Yamaha Motor Co. and Valentino Rossi have officially announced that the Italian will stay with Yamaha for the 2006 MotoGP World Championship season.
Moody Blues: Sachsenring.
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody reveals news from round ten of the 2005 world championship; the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring...
Rossi to ride in one man team?
Yamaha and Valentino Rossi may have announced that they will extend their partnership for a third season, but significant changes could still take place for 2006 with rumours suggesting that the Italian will be part of a one man team backed by telecommunications company Alice.
Numb leg caused Hopkins red-flag highside.
John Hopkins has revealed that his huge highside - which forced Sunday's German Grand Prix to be stopped and restarted - was caused by the Suzuki star losing feeling in his already injured foot, resulting in the Anglo American accidentally shifting down a gear.
Kawasaki 'smiling and crying`.
With two of the three Kawasaki riders having been taken out in a first turn clash, Shinya Nakano went on to uphold team green honour with a fighting sixth position in Sunday's German Grand Prix at Sachsenring.
Picture: Rossi with 'redneck` teeth!
It is hard to imagine the likes of Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher doing it, but fun loving MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi caused amusement on the grid for Sunday's German Grand Prix at Sachsenring - by wearing a set of 'redneck' teeth (pictured)!
Sete blows his big chance, Rossi collects.
Sete Gibernau blew his big chance of beating Valentino Rossi for the first time this season with a crucial mistake just two and a half miles from the finish of Sunday's German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.
'Sorry` Rossi joins Hailwood on all-time podium.
Valentino Rossi marked his 150th Grand Prix appearance, in Sunday's German Grand Prix at Sachsenring, with his 76th victory - a record that moves him up to third in the all-time winners list, level with the late, great, Mike Hailwood.
Pictures: Sachsenring turn one chaos.
Turn one of the 2005 German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring saw three riders eliminated on the spot, with Shane Byrne dropping his Proton KR after clipping the back of Carlos Checa while Kawasaki team-mates Alex Hofmann and Olivier Jacque tangled seconds later.
Hayden heads for Jay Leno TV show.
Fresh from his third place in Sunday's German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, Repsol Hondas Nicky Hayden will return to America today (Monday) and on Tuesday he and his racing brothers, Tommy and Roger Lee, will be special guests on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - the prime time US evening