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(Access to news reports from the last 30 days is free) http://www.autosport.com en-us (c) 2009 autosport.com 60 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:32:28 GMT http://images.autosport.com/autosportdotcom.gif http://www.autosport.com Suzuki ended Friday practice for the United States Grand Prix frustrated after Chris Vermeulen's early accident spoiled the team's plans for the afternoon http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76686 76686 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:28:04 GMT Marco Melandri believes Hayate Kawasaki is back on the pace at Laguna Seca after a run of poor events http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76685 76685 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:22:56 GMT Nicky Hayden was puzzled by a lack of acceleration from his Ducati after finishing Laguna Seca practice in a lowly 14th place http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76683 76683 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:48:18 GMT Valentino Rossi said there was plenty more speed to come from both him and the Yamaha M1 after his time-topping performance in Friday practice at Laguna Seca http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76682 76682 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:44:27 GMT Casey Stoner said he was not surprised that his illness continued to hamper him in free practice at Laguna Seca - but did admit to some concern that it was an issue so early in the weekend http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76681 76681 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:38:03 GMT Valentino Rossi grabbed the fastest time in Friday practice at Laguna Seca as the Yamahas usurped Casey Stoner in the closing stages http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76677 76677 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00:38 GMT Yuki Takahashi says he was disappointed to learn that he was being dropped by the Scot Honda team, and denied that a back injury was part of the reason for the loss of his ride http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76667 76667 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:23:13 GMT Casey Stoner remains unsure about the cause of the illness that has hampered him for the past two races - and says he cannot be confident that it will not hold him back again at Laguna Seca this weekend http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76664 76664 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:46:23 GMT Valentino Rossi says he will not make any decisions about his long-term future until next year, despite admitting that he was currently leaning towards staying at Yamaha beyond 2010 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76662 76662 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:08 GMT Chris Vermeulen says he is eager to see if Suzuki can maintain its improved form from Assen in this weekend's United States Grand Prix http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76661 76661 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:46:01 GMT Nicky Hayden hopes his recent progress might result in an improved performance on home ground at Laguna Seca - but the former champion was unwilling to predict a big upsurge in form this weekend http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76660 76660 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:37:45 GMT The Scot Honda team has dropped Yuki Takahashi and will run only Gabor Talmacsi from this weekend's Laguna Seca race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76659 76659 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:05:38 GMT Mika Kallio will miss this weekend's Laguna Seca MotoGP race as a result of the hand injury that he picked up in the Dutch GP. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76629 76629 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:42:19 GMT Valentino Rossi says that the possibility of breaking Giacomo Agostini's record of 122 grand prix wins will not be a factor in deciding his future plans http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76619 76619 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:27:05 GMT Toni Elias was demoted from eighth to 12th in the Assen MotoGP results after the officials decided to award a 20s penalty for his last corner move on Loris Capirossi http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76599 76599 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:48:39 GMT Mika Kallio's participation in next weekend's US Grand Prix is in doubt after the Finn sustained a severe finger injury on the final lap at Assen http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76594 76594 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:20:41 GMT Factory Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso left Assen frustrated after both crashed out of the Dutch TT while in strong positions http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76590 76590 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:52:40 GMT Nicky Hayden believes he could have finished in the top six in the Dutch TT at Assen on Saturday had his left handlebar not come loose halfway through the 26-lap race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76588 76588 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:26:10 GMT Tech 3 Yamaha boss Herve Poncharal hailed this weekend's Dutch TT at Assen as 'easily the best race of the season' for his team after Colin Edwards finished fourth and team-mate James Toseland sixth http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76586 76586 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:12:37 GMT Chris Vermeulen says fifth position in Saturday's Dutch TT is evidence that Suzuki is making progress after recording his best result of the season http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76584 76584 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:28:13 GMT Jorge Lorenzo has described his Fiat Yamaha team-mate and championship rival Valentino Rossi as a hero after watching the Italian score his 100th grand prix victory in the Dutch TT at Assen on Saturday http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76580 76580 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:02:06 GMT Former MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner was taken to the medical centre after finishing third in the Dutch TT at Assen, where he apparently suffered a re-occurance of the illness that struck him in Barcelona http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76579 76579 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:44:11 GMT Valentino Rossi has paid tribute to Yamaha after reaching the 100 grand prix win milestone at Assen on Saturday, following his victory in the Dutch TT http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76578 76578 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:32:32 GMT Valentino Rossi reached yet another milestone in his astounding career as he claimed his 100th victory at grand prix level with a dominant performance in the Assen TT http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76576 76576 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:46:05 GMT Hiroshi Aoyama survived a crash with Alvaro Bautista on the penultimate lap to win the 250cc race at Assen today http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76572 76572 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:07:00 GMT Sergio Gadea clinched his first 125cc victory of the season after a thrilling last lap battle with Nicolas Terol and Julian Simon http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76568 76568 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:52:28 GMT Jorge Lorenzo struck a blow back at Valentino Rossi ahead of today's Assen TT by snatching the fastest time in the morning warm-up http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76566 76566 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:06:05 GMT Former MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner bemoaned traffic issues for his failure to make it on to the front row of the grid for tomorrow's Dutch TT at Assen http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76557 76557 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:23:34 GMT Loris Capirossi reckons Suzuki only needs to take a small step forward in tomorrow's warm-up to be able to stay with the frontrunners in tomorrow's Assen TT http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76553 76553 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:47:32 GMT Jorge Lorenzo has warned his Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi that he can expect a fight for victory in tomorrow's Dutch TT at Assen. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76552 76552 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:37:30 GMT