Jorge Lorenzo repeated his 2008 Estoril victory from pole on Sunday to significantly boost his title chances as Valentino Rossi could only manage fourth place at the challenging Portuguese circuit.
The two Fiat Yamaha riders got away in first and second places on the grid but Rossi was unable to match Lorenzo, who he pulled away quickly at the front. Ducati’s Casey Stoner, returning to racing, rode brilliantly to … Details
Jorge Lorenzo has taken a strong pole position for tomorrow’s Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril.
The Yamaha rider shot to the top of the timesheets with 18 minutes remaining in the one-hour session. From that point on, he further improved three times to settle with a 1m36.214s lap time set with one minute remaining.
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Yamaha has confirmed that World Superbike rider Ben Spies will be entered as a wildcard in MotoGP’s season finale at Valencia.. The 25-year-old Texan, who will race for the satellite Tech 3 team next year, will take part as a single rider entry of a Yamaha Factory Racing Team, using YZR-M1 test bikes brought over from Japan.
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Valentino Rossi has labelled the decision to cut MotoGP engine capacity from 990cc to 800cc for 2007 as ‘the biggest mistake in the last 15 years’.
“The 990 motorcycle was ‘rough’ and wild, but with a great motor and a lot power. The 800 is worse, simply worse, it is the same motorcycle with less power. I was very sad at the beginning, now it has improved, yes… But the power from the 990 made it a lot more fun  DetailsÂ