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Gibernau steals Phillip Island pole.
Valentino Rossi may be on the verge of his sixth world title, but the only man that can now stop him, Sete Gibernau, has stolen the Italian's thunder by taking pole position for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix.
Checa: I still don't understand.
Fortuna Yamaha's Carlos Checa suffered a mysterious high-speed fall in the closing stages of today's final qualifying session at Phillip Island, which contributed to him being left 13th on tomorrow's grid.
Aoki crashes, Haydon frustrated.
Proton Team KR riders Nobuatsu Aoki and James Haydon were placed 21st and 22nd on the provisional grid for Sunday's Australian GP, on a day when the 4.448km circuit on the Bass Strait south-east of Melbourne lived up to its reputation of highly variable and somewhat extreme weather.
Bayliss confirms Ducati split.
Speaking at the pre-event press conference for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, Troy Bayliss has ended growing speculation over his future by officially confirming that he and the Ducati Marlboro Team will part company at the end of this season.
Pressure on as Edwards heads 'home'.
After a podium at Qatar and then a difficult weekend in Malaysia, Colin Edwards is eager to return to the front in this weekend's Australian Grand Prix - a 'home race' at a track the Texan knows well.
Australian GP wild-cards.
The ten wild-card riders who will race in the Australian Grand Prix, at Phillip Island, this weekend, are the following:
'Battle not over' but Rossi on the brink.
After a season full of races labelled 'significant' or a 'turning point', Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix looks to have been the real thing: Valentino Rossi's victory, combined with seventh for Sete Gibernau, means that the Italian now has one hand on Yamaha's first world championship since 1992.
Dovizioso: The making of a champion.
Italian Andrea Dovizioso raced to his first 125cc World Championship title at the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on Sunday, with two rounds of the championship left to be run.
Picture: Rossi 'sweeps' Sepang!
Shortly after taking victory in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi stopped on his slow down lap to perform the latest of his extraordinary post race celebrations.
Barros to break win drought?
Alex Barros will start tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix alongside pole sitter Valentino Rossi, as top Honda rider, giving the Brazilian veteran a good chance to break his two-year win drought.
Tamada watching Rossi, Biaggi 'annoyed'.
Provisional Sepang pole sitter Makoto Tamada was one of only three riders who failed to improve on their Friday time today, and as a result the Camel Honda star has slipped to fifth on tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix grid.
Moody Blues: Rossi, Gibernau and Formula One.
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , renowned Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody provides the latest behind the scenes news from Sepang, analyses the Valentino Rossi/Sete Gibernau championship battle and ponders just how committed Rossi would be to any Formula
Rossi, Gibernau play down Qatar controversy.
Ambient temperatures were lower at Sepang today than they had been at Losail, but the heat continued to rise as Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau came face to face for the first time since last Saturday's controversial Qatar Grand Prix.
Haydon gets second Proton KR call-up.
Having made what was intended to be a 'one-off' MotoGP appearance for Proton Team KR in last Saturday's Qatar Grand Prix, James Haydon will now return for this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Wild-card and substitute riders for Sepang.
The wild-card and substitute riders who will race in this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, at Sepang, are: 125cc class: #62 Toshihisa Kuzuhara JPN Honda Kumamoto Racing #31 Max Sabbatani ITA Ajo Motorsports - replaces Robbin Harms
Sete 'back to his best' and closing on Rossi.
Sete Gibernau will go down in history as the first ever winner of the Qatar Grand Prix after a drama race ended with not only a Telefonica Honda one-two - but more importantly with Gibernau just 14-points behind world championship leader Valentino Rossi.
Picture: Biaggi's team grid cleaning?
This picture appears to show a member of Max Biaggi's Camel Honda team cleaning the Roman's grid slot late on Friday night, in preparation for Saturday's Qatar Grand Prix.
Rossi 'amazed and disappointed'.
Valentino Rossi endured an eventful Qatar Grand Prix at Losail on Sunday - which started in controversy, then produced some magical moments, only to end in disaster.
Barros: I could have fought Sete.
Alex Barros believes that two incidents beyond his control prevented him from taking the fight to race winner Sete Gibernau at Qatar on Saturday.
Moody Blues: Qatar.
In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net , renowned Eurosport MotoGP commentator Toby Moody reveals more 'behind the scenes' news from an incident packed round thirteen of the 2004 season; the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix at Losail...
Nakano podium repeat up in smoke.
Shinya Nakano saw a potential second podium finish in a row snatched away early in Saturday's Qatar Grand Prix, after his Ninja ZX-RR suffered a mechanical failure.
Haydon top Brit on MotoGP debut.
James Haydon completed a promising MotoGP debut by bringing his Proton KR V5 home in 12th place in Saturday's Qatar Prix, and in turn claiming Brit honours after overtaking James Ellison on the final lap.
Lorenzo awarded win after 125 tie.
The opening race of the day and the first ever Grand Prix in Qatar saw the closest ever finish in the history of the sport, with Jorge Lorenzo taking 125cc victory by less than a thousandth of a second over Andrea Dovizioso.
Biaggi joins Rossi at back of the grid.
Max Biaggi has become the second rider, after world champion Valentino Rossi, to be dropped to the back of today's Qatar Grand Prix grid after his Camel Honda team was also found guilty of illegally cleaning their grid spot last night.