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PICTURES: Stoner, Capirossi at Monza.
MotoGP world championship leader Casey Stoner and Ducati Marlboro team-mate Loris Capirossi were among the 108,000 fans present at Monza on Sunday to witness the sixth round of the Corona Extra World Superbike championship.
Edwards: Honestly, our bike is the best.
Despite taking just five points from the last two rounds, both won by Ducati's Casey Stoner, Colin Edwards still believes that his factory Yamaha is the best bike on the MotoGP grid.
Hayden`s cousin killed in dirt track race.
10-year-old Ethan Gillim, a second cousin of MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden, passed away from injuries suffered in a racing accident on Saturday at Paducah International Raceway in a round of the AMA Sports Black Cat Gold Dirt Track Championships.
Why was Huang moved so soon?
Wild-card Shi Zhao Huang's enormous accident during Saturday's second qualifying session for the 250cc Chinese Grand Prix again raised questions regarding first-on-the-scene safety procedures.
Stoner: I was ready for Rossi.
Chinese Grand Prix winner Casey Stoner was expecting a showdown with Valentino Rossi in the closing stages of Sunday's race, but the Italian's error meant a challenge never came.
Stoner thwarts Rossi for Shanghai victory.
Valentino Rossi threw everything he had at Casey Stoner to try and break the Australian in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix - but it was the Italian who eventually cracked, leaving the 21-year-old to take his third win from four starts.
Vermeulen blames Capirossi.
"That's the second time in two weekends someone has taken me out!" declared Rizla Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen after his qualifying clash with Ducati's Loris Capirossi.
Stoner vs. Gardner vs. Doohan.
Victory last time out in Turkey has moved Casey Stoner back to the top of the MotoGP World Championship standings, after the opening three rounds of the 2007 season.
Suzuki zeroes in on podium.
Rizla Suzuki heads for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, round four of the 2007 MotoGP World Championship, with over twice the amount of points that it had this time last season - but without a podium to show for it.
Ilmor announcement on Monday.
Ilmor GP has told Crash.net that an announcement regarding the team's future will be made on Monday.
Hayden: We didn`t knock a wall down but...
Troubled MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden continued his determined quest for a return to full competitiveness with a mammoth 106 testing laps - four laps shy of five full race distances - at Istanbul Park on Monday.
Rossi rides alone as Yamaha seeks answers.
Valentino Rossi returned to Istanbul Park for testing on Monday, as he sought to understand the rear tyre problems that dropped him from second to tenth in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.
Istanbul MotoGP test times - Monday.
Following Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, round four of the 2007 MotoGP World Championship, the majority of riders and teams returned to Istanbul Park for testing on Monday...
PICTURES: Jacque triggers chicane chaos.
When Olivier Jacque missed his braking point for the chicane at the end of the opening lap of Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, there was little chance of avoiding the riders ahead of him.
Rossi blames tyres, slams Elias.
Valentino Rossi has confirmed that a severe tyre problem caused his downfall in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, while some tough moves from Toni Elias left him to label the Spaniard as 'dangerous'.
250: Daring Dovi inflicts first Lorenzo defeat.
Andrea Dovizioso overcame a top-speed disadvantage to end reigning 250cc world champion Jorge Lorenzo's perfect start to the 2007 season, with a daring last-gasp victory in the Turkish Grand Prix.
Warm-up times - Istanbul Park.
Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park, round three of the 2007 world championship.
Stoner supreme in Istanbul stunner.
Casey Stoner may have led every lap of the Turkish Grand Prix, but all hell broke loose behind with a multi-rider pile-up, frantic passing manoeuvres and major problems for championship leader Valentino Rossi.
250: Dovizioso steals Turkish pole.
Honda's Andrea Dovizioso will start from pole position for the first time this season after edging out reigning 250cc world champion and current points leader Jorge Lorenzo on Saturday at Istanbul Park.
Roberts: We`ve got to be real smart...
Kenny Roberts Jr is hoping that the level playing field provided by the lack of testing at Istanbul Park, venue for this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix, will help him return to the kind of competitive form seen at the end of last season.
Edwards out to `prove it wasn`t a fluke`.
Colin Edwards heads to this weekend's Turkish boosted by his return to the podium in Spain three weeks ago, but wary of the challenge ahead.
Rossi leads into the unknown.
MotoGP World Championship leader Valentino Rossi heads for one of only three circuits at which he has failed to win this weekend at Istanbul, as the new 800cc era enters an event shrouded in mystery.
Rossi wins at Jerez.
Valentino Rossi's longest losing streak since 2000 was broken by victory over home hero Dani Pedrosa at the Spanish Grand Prix, round two of the 2007 world championship.