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• NEWS FILE: Rain man Stoner

  - 2008-08-17

  CASEY Stoner battled his Ducati to pole position through driving rain for today's Czech Republic Moto GP at Brno. "It was very cold but I must keep focused if I am going to retain my world crown," he said. The Australian trails current title...

  Tags: Fiat, Leadership, Yamaha Corp.

• NEWS FILE: STONER ON CASE

  - 2008-06-08

  MOTOGP champion Casey Stoner took pole for the first time this year in today's Grand Prix of Catalunya in Spain. The Ducati-riding Aussie finished just under a second clear of local rider Dani Pedrosa and said: "I'm ready to start fighting back to the front." ...

  Tags: Fiat, Yamaha Corp.

• Rossi wins China Moto Grand Prix

  - 2008-05-04

  SHANGHAI AFP — Motorcycling supremo Valentino Rossi gunned his Fiat Yamaha to victory at the China Moto GP Sunday to snap a seven race winless streak, beating Spain's Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner of Australia. The five-time Moto GP world champion from Italy completed the Shanghai race, the fourth...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Fiat, Shanghai, streak, Yamaha Corp.

• Lorenzo's China motorcycle race in doubt after crash

  - 2008-05-02

  SHANGHAI AFP — Spanish rookie sensation Jorge Lorenzo's China Moto GP hopes were thrown into doubt Friday after he injured his ankles in a heavy crash during a practice session for the race. Lorenzo, riding a Fiat Yamaha, was taken to hospital after an initial examination at the track...

  Tags: Fiat, HEALTHCARE, motorcycle, Shanghai, Yamaha Corp.

• Motorcyclist Lorenzo injured in crash in China

  - 2008-05-01

  SHANGHAI AFP — Spanish rookie sensation Jorge Lorenzo was injured Friday when he crashed heavily during a practice session at the China Moto Grand Prix in Shanghai. Lorenzo, riding a Fiat Yamaha, was taken to hospital after initial x-rays at the track showed he may have fractured a bone...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Fiat, HEALTHCARE, Shanghai, Yamaha Corp.

• Motor Racing: Dani boy tunes in a home win; SPORT In Brief

  - 2008-03-31

  Byline: VICTORY: Dani Pedrosa MOTOR CYCLING: Dani Pedrosa shone in front of his home fans as he took victory in the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez. Pedrosa won from Fiat Yamaha team-mates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo while champion Casey Stoner twice went into the gravel and finished 11th....

  Tags: Fiat, Yamaha Corp.

• Warm-up times - Jerez.

  - 2007-03-25

  Full MotoGP warm-up times from the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, round two of the 2007 world championship. Konica Minolta Honda's Shinya Nakano suffered a fast low-side through the stadium section at the very end of the session, but was able to walk away unharmed... ...

  Tags: Fiat, Honda Motor Co., Konica Minolta Corp., Yamaha Corp.

• Rear View Mirror: Yamaha MotoGP

  - 2007-03-18

  FOR the next two seasons, the Yamaha MotoGP team will be sponsored by Fiat. The tie-up is unusual - no other team in MotoGP is sponsored by a car maker. Fiat wants to use MotoGP to attract younger buyers to its products. The Yamaha bikes will carry Fiat logos and...

  Tags: Fiat, motorcycle, Yamaha Corp.