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(Access to news reports from the last 30 days is free) http://www.autosport.com en-us (c) 2012 AUTOSPORT.com 60 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:38:38 GMT http://cdn.images.autosport.com/autosportdotcom.gif http://www.autosport.com MotoGP safety advisor Loris Capirossi believes Bridgestone's 2012 tyres have addressed the issues that concerned riders in '11 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97426 97426 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:14 GMT Nicky Hayden expects to be fit for the second MotoGP winter test at Sepang on 28 February to 1 March after successful surgery on his injured shoulder http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97421 97421 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:03 GMT Valentino Rossi has undergone surgery to remove the metal rod that was placed in his right tibia when he broke his leg in 2010 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97365 97365 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:40:45 GMT Nicky Hayden will undergo surgery on Monday to try and resolve the shoulder problem that hampered him in pre-season testing at Sepang this week http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97332 97332 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:58:41 GMT Ducati technical chief Filippo Preziosi says the results of the first winter test proved that the team is on the right track with the major changes it has made for 2012 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97320 97320 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:43:55 GMT Dani Pedrosa has described Honda's new RCV 213V as "the most physically demanding" MotoGP bike he has ridden http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97271 97271 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:28:06 GMT Casey Stoner wrapped up the opening MotoGP test of 2012 by setting the pace on the third and final day of running at Sepang http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97268 97268 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:13:24 GMT Nicky Hayden could only manage 16 laps of running on the second day of MotoGP winter testing at Sepang today before pain from his injured shoulder forced the Ducati rider to pull out http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97256 97256 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:23:52 GMT Casey Stoner shrugged off his Tuesday back problem to set the fastest time of the second day of MotoGP winter testing at Sepang http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97247 97247 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:55:06 GMT Valentino Rossi believes Ducati has taken a big step forward with its 2012 bike after an encouraging first day of testing at Sepang http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97243 97243 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:15:27 GMT Jorge Lorenzo was delighted to commence his 2012 MotoGP campaign with the fastest time on the opening day of pre-season testing at Sepang - particularly as it marked the first time he had been on track since suffering a severe hand injury at Philip Island last October http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97238 97238 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:19:26 GMT Casey Stoner is optimistic that having to sit out the first day of Sepang testing with back pain will not prove too costly http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97236 97236 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:24:07 GMT Jorge Lorenzo marked his return to the track after last year's injury with the fastest time in the first pre-season MotoGP test at Sepang, while reigning champion Casey Stoner sat out the session with back pain http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97232 97232 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:17:51 GMT Casey Stoner believes that the humiliation of the defeats suffered by Yamaha and Ducati in 2011 will make both manufacturers far tougher to beat in the upcoming MotoGP season http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97223 97223 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:47:25 GMT Mattia Pasini believes his move into MotoGP with the Speed Master team will allow him to recapture the form he showed in his 125cc career after tough seasons in 250cc and Moto2. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97221 97221 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:31:22 GMT Ducati will be content just to be within 1.2 seconds of the pace in the first MotoGP test of 2012 next week, according to team boss Vito Guareschi http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97206 97206 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:09:24 GMT Mattia Pasini will step up to MotoGP with the Speed Master squad's CRT programme this year http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97205 97205 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:01:19 GMT Anthony West has announced that he has been unable to find the funding to return to MotoGP with Speed Master and is now set to retire from racing http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97199 97199 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:38:02 GMT Casey Stoner says his dominance of the 2011 MotoGP championship with Honda - and Valentino Rossi's struggles after replacing him at Ducati - has given him a credibility he never achieved whilst riding for the Italian marque http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97159 97159 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:22:56 GMT Valentino Rossi has not passed his peak and is still capable of returning to the forefront of MotoGP, insists his former team-mate Jorge Lorenzo http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97152 97152 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:54:05 GMT Former MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo says he fully backs the sport's move towards lower-cost and lower-technology regulations, despite 2011 title-winner Casey Stoner saying he would consider quitting the series over it http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97137 97137 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:51:57 GMT MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner hopes his former employer Ducati can produce a more consistent challenge in 2012 - especially with the number of works bikes at the front of the field shrinking http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97130 97130 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:40:44 GMT Sepang International Circuit has announced that the first MotoGP tests of 2012 will be open to the public http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97108 97108 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:57:16 GMT Ducati has completed the first test of its 2012 MotoGP contender, the GP12 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97105 97105 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:59:02 GMT MotoGP commercial chief Carmelo Ezpeleta is determined to ensure the gap between the works and CRT bikes in 2012 is not too large, and that the new class remains cost-effective http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97046 97046 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:34:15 GMT MotoGP has announced a 21-bike entry list for 2012, with Danilo Petrucci, Ivan Silva and Yonny Hernandez confirmed as riders for the final CRT bikes http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97005 97005 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:42:34 GMT Ducati Corse's general manager Filippo Preziosi says a far more flexible approach - and a far more flexible bike - will be fundamental to the team's ambitions for the 2012 season http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96947 96947 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:47:58 GMT Valentino Rossi has played down Ducati's chances of fighting for MotoGP title glory in 2012 - but is optimistic the Italian manufacturer will be closer to the front this year http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96933 96933 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:40:19 GMT Valentino Rossi says he is not yet thinking too hard about his future beyond 2012, but would like to achieve success with Ducati before moving teams or retiring http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96932 96932 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:08:07 GMT Nicky Hayden is hopeful that he will be fit for the first pre-season MotoGP test at Sepang, despite injuring himself recently in a motorcycle crash http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96931 96931 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:03:56 GMT