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The intricate dance of contract negotiating position for the 2011 silly season is in full swing. Every opportunity that the press gets to interrogate the Fantastic Four about their intentions for 2011 is seized upon with relish, despite the fact the 2010 MotoGP season has yet to begin. Jorge Lorenzo was the latest victim: the Spaniard was being feted by fans at a special dinner in Barcelona, laid on by his fan club.

I won't just be guided by having the best bike   -Jorge Lorenzo

 

MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi was relishing the prospect of competing in his first endurance car race after Friday's practice with the Kessel team in a Ferrari 430 GT3. "In the first session I focused on getting to grips with the commands of the car, which is really quick," Rossi told the website of the Vallelunga track near Rome, where he will take part in a six-hour race on Sunday. "In the second I started to step on it and I really enjoyed myself trying to get the set-up right." "We haven

In the first session I focused on getting to grips with the commands of the car, which is really quick   -Valentino Rossi

 

Nine-time World MotoGP Champion Valentino Rossi has organized the Motocross dei Campioni event at Cavallara in Italy and participated at the charity run in order to raise funds and help treat children suffering of leukaemia at a hospital in Pesaro, Italy. The event gathered more than 10.000 people, among which Andrea Dovizioso, Julian Simon, Marco Simoncelli, Loris Capriossi and Marco Melandri were the other names associated with motorcycle racing. Looks like The Doctor is no stranger to dirt riding e  

Reigning seven time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will drive a Ferrari 430 sporstcar in this weekend's Vallelunga 6 Hours endurance race. Rossi's entry in the event has been rumoured for some days, and now officially confirmed. The Doctor will naturally race with the #46 and share driving duties with his friend and MotoGP helper Alessio 'Uccio' Salucci as well as fellow Italian Andrea Ceccato.  

In celebration of an immense year of racing in world championship disciplines across the globe, Yamaha Motor Europe have launched a special international competition in which a YZF-R1 Valentino Rossi MotoGP Replica, a YZF-R1 Ben Spies Replica and a Cal Crutchlow version of the YZF-R6 can be won by three lucky participants*. On top of this, 100 exclusive Yamaha championship t-shirts, designed by Aldo Drudi, can also be won in the countries where the competition runs*. Yamaha toasted title honours in Moto  

After securing his record ninth MotoGP title, there's little doubt that Valentino Rossi is the fastest man on two wheels. And BMW has acknowledged the Italian rider's speed by awarding him a brand-spankin'-new M3 sedan. The German automaker is a sponsor of the motorbike racing series, providing organizers with safety cars and other vehicles, and even using it to debut the new X6 M crossover earlier this year.  

Among the participants, the two-time world rally champion Marcus Gronholm, Valentino Rossi, "Dindo" Capello, Marco Simoncelli. The last editions saw the duel between "Dindo" Capello (3 wins), and Valentino Rossi (2). Many Italian specialists entered.  

Valentino Rossi decided he would throw a MotoGP party and what better way to do that then with a sportbike race with his friends. Rossi organized an event that occurred on Sunday in Cavallara to raise money and interest for the children's hospital based in Pesaro Italy that helps kids dealing with leukaemia. Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso, Marco Lelandri, Julian Simon and a host of other racers got out on the track and raced for the kids, with Dovizioso coming out the winner in the end, after a three race a  

Valentino Rossi gave the lightweight BMW M3 GTS its public debut in Valencia last weekend. The nine-time Moto GP world champion took to the track after winning BMW's 'M Award' for being the fastest qualifier on average during the season.