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Monday, 15 May 2006 |
It was a dream weekend for Dani Pedrosa, taking his debut pole position and race win in just his fourth ever MotoGP. Elsewhere things weren't so rosy, with reigning champ Valentino Rossi not only struggling from another poor grid position but being forced to retire with a front tyre problem.
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Monday, 15 May 2006 |
Dani Pedrosa has achieved his first ever MotoGP pole position in China. The Spanish rider put in a 1'59.009 on a slightly damp track, following a brief downpour halfway through the session.
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Friday, 12 May 2006 |
Valentino Rossi went fastest in both of today's rain-soaked free practice sessions in Shanghai. The world champ notched up a defiant race win in China last year in similar weather conditions and has been hugely fast in the rain ever since. The weather forecast says that more rain is expected tomorrow and Sunday doesn't look too hot, either.
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Thursday, 11 May 2006 |
Tomorrow sees the start of the GP of China race weekend and the beginning of the busiest part of the season, in which seven races take place over just nine weeks. We're now three races into the season and it really is anyone's championship. The Yamahas have been struggling with chatter and then rear grip, Ducati are having second in the championship by a single point and Honda's hoard of rookie riders may have only completed a few races but they're already competing for race wins.
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Wednesday, 03 May 2006 |
Many of the riders remained at the Istanbul Park circuit on Monday to complete some testing. Yes, it is Wednesday now, but better late than never.
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Wednesday, 03 May 2006 |
Ducati have been the first manufacturer to officially test their 2007-spec 800cc bike. The Bologna-based manufacturer began testing the Desmosedici GP7 at the Mugello circuit yesterday.
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Wednesday, 03 May 2006 |
Marco Melandri took his first win of the 2006 season at the Istanbul Park circuit on Sunday from 14th on the grid. The Italian fought off fellow Honda riders Casey Stoner, Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa in a thrilling race that went from flag to flag.
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Monday, 01 May 2006 |
Marco Melandri took his first race win of the season yesterday at the Istanbul Park circuit, ahead of fellow Honda riders Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden.
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