Lorenzo is staying at Yamaha it seems as there was a possibility Honda were after him. Rossi seems to be staying at Yamaha next season too.

I'd expect Lorenzo to stay at Yamaha but I don't think it's sorted yet. There is the small issue of Ben Spies who Yamaha are keen on fast-tracking into MotoGP.

How they go about that is the big question. He'll have to go to Tech 3 (no rookies allowed at factory teams) which [ishouldn't[/i affect Lorenzo but then of course, budgets come into play. Spies will command a pretty big salary given the market potential he has and Yamaha have already said that they aren't interested in a bidding war to keep Lorenzo.

you can not ride racebikes in motogp good enough or spell

If Spies goes to Tech 3 it could be bye-bye to Toseland as I can't see them dumping Edwards.

chris v. suzuki might need a new rider. moveing over to superbikes

I'd expect that anyway to be honest, he doesn't seem to be kicking on enough this year.

That's one option. The other is whether Edwards decides to call it a day.

By all accounts, he's costing Tech 3 more than they initally wanted to be paying out anyway and the question is whether Edwards actually feels motivated enough to continue.

He's a good rider no question but he's pretty much resigned to the fact that he isn't going to be challenging at the top. He could well just decide to call it a day.

[url=http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-news/gibernau-woe-as-team-quits-motogp.htmGibernau's gone[/url

You're determined to make this into some sort of nationalist thing, aren't you?

Everyone else is discussing MotoGP as a sport.

.... and for those of us whose first language is English?

what plans are there to even win a race. let alone win a championship

You're aware that there hasn't been a winner on a satellite bike since Elias in Portugal, October 2006, aren't you?

The sport is massively weighted in favour of factory riders at present. For the likes of Toseland and even riders like Colin Edwards (who is a better rider than Moaner IMO), it's a thankless task.

ok so the plan is ??

Well a British kid has a great chance of winning the 125 championship this year for a start.

Certainly does.

yes looking very good in the 125s with 2 very fast uk riders

german gp practice today

[url=http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-news/rossi-steals-germany-pole-at-the-death.htm#more-3925Superb last lap from Rossi[/url to steal pole position at the end and smash Lorenzo's time in the process

If you didn't see it, some spectacular crashes in nasty conditions. I'm sure that the crash involving Hayden and Canepa will soon appear on the video sharing site that cannot be named

looks like the yamaha show again

Get used to it.

Rossi wins.

Another great piece of riding at the end.

Not sure what Casey's problem was with the rear tyre, there didn't look to be anything untoward. Of course, far be it from me to suggest that Mr Stoner is blaming his poor performance on something other than himself



(Do you think that's enough bait for our resident Ockers?

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jt

Stoner still isn't fully fit and wanted, I think, a wet race. He has gastritis.

Funny you should say that, because he's been denying that it's gastritis.

Judging from some of the comments coming out of the Ducati garage, he's hinted at burn out being the problem.