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• Rossi ready to commit to Yahama

  - 2008-06-07

  BARCELONA, Spain AFP — World championship leader Valentino Rossi said Saturday he was ready to sign a new two-year deal with Yamaha and had not ruled out competing up until the age of 35 years. The seven-time world champion from Italy said that there remained "several details to examine"...

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• Rookie Lorenzo wins Portuguese Moto GP

  - 2008-04-13

  ESTORIL, Portugal AFP — Spanish Yamaha rookie Jorge Lorenzo won Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP, beating compatriot Dani Pedrosa of Honda and Italian star Valentino Rossi at the Estoril circuit outside Lisbon. Double 250cc champion Lorenzo, carving out a burgeoning reputation in the top class category having Saturday bagged his third...

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• Lorenzo makes it three moto poles out of three

  - 2008-04-12

  ESTORIL, Portugal AFP — Yamaha's Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo was in impressive qualifying form here on Saturday, bagging his third straight pole for Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP at Estoril. The rookie double 250cc champion earned his position at the head of a grid to a new lap record of 1min...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, Honda Motor Co., Leadership, Portugal, Yamaha Corp.

• Rossi breaks hand in qualifying crash

  - 2007-11-03

  VALENCIA, Spain AFP — Former seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi may miss the Spanish Grand Prix after fracturing his hand in three places during a qualifying crash here on Saturday. He was taken to a clinic linked to the Valencia circuit and said he was hopeful he could still...

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• Rossi ends drought to deny Pedrosa home Moto GP win

  - 2007-03-25

  JEREZ, Spain AFP — Italy's seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi celebrated his 85th career win but first for six races here on Sunday as he won the Spanish MotoGP. The flamboyant 28-year-old Yamaha rider spoilt the hopes of the 138,000 home fans as he beat home Spaniard Dani Pedrosa,...

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• Pedrosa on pole for Spanish Moto Grand Prix

  - 2007-03-24

  JEREZ, Spain AFP — Home hope Dani Pedrosa grabbed pole position ahead of seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi of Italy for the Spanish Grand Prix here on Saturday. The 21-year-old Honda rider had been trailing Yamaha's Rossi going into the final lap but timed 1min 39.402sec to edge the...

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• Resurgent Rossi takes pole in Brno

  - 2006-08-19

  BRNO, Czech Republic AFP — World champion Valentino Rossi relaunched his bid for an eighth world crown when he took pole position for the Czech Moto GP here. Rossi, riding a Yamaha, dominated Italian compatriot Loris Capirossi in qualifying Saturday. The flamboyant Italian, who slipped 51 points behind...

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• Rossi on pole for Catalan Grand Prix

  - 2006-06-17

  BARCELONA, Spain AFP — World champion Valentino Rossi has grabbed pole position for the Catalonia Grand Prix. The Yamaha rider clocked a new lap record of 1min 41.855sec to beat Suzuki's John Hopkins into second at 0.129sec with Kenny Roberts Jr. third 0.2sec off the pace. It was...

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• Rossi posts fastest Catalonia Grand Prix practice lap

  - 2006-06-16

  BARCELONA, Spain AFP — Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi declared he was satisfied with his Yamaha after posting the fastest practice lap for the Catalonia motorcycling Grand Prix. The Italian, who has seven career wins at the 4.727km Montmelo circuit, lapped the track in one minute 42.837 seconds, 0.086...

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• Hayden clinches first win at United States Grand Prix

  - 2005-07-10

  MONTEREY, United States AFP — America's Nicky Hayden, riding a Honda, clinched his first career win in the United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca as world champion Valentino Rossi extended his lead in the world title race. Hayden's fellow American Colin Edwards was second on a Yamaha with...

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