Toni Elias and Gresini Honda crew chief Fabrizio Cecchini received little reward for their hard work in trying to solve the Spaniards rear traction problems, during last weekends Jerez test. Elias secured ninth during Sundays 45-minute ‘qualifying’ shootout on his factory RC212V, making him the second best Honda rider after Andrea Dovizioso, but was left 1.620sec off pacesetter Casey Stoner as …

Bridgestone Motorsport motorcycle manager Hiroshi Yamada highlighted the performances of Casey Stoner, Suzuki and Mika Kallio during the final MotoGP pre-season test at Jerez. Stoner dominated Sundays rain-interrupted ‘qualifying’ session to win a new BMW by over 0.7sec from reigning champion Valentino Rossi, while a rejuvenated Suzuki claimed third and fifth places – just ahead of MotoGP rookie …

Mika Kallio will start the 2009 MotoGP season as the overwhelming favourite for the rookie of the year title, after a superb sixth place during the final day of pre-season testing at Jerez on Sunday. The Finn may have finished 1.5sec behind Casey Stoner, but he got within 0.4sec of third fastest Loris Capirossi, was the second fastest Ducati rider after Stoner and the highest ranked satellite …

Ducati team manager Livio Suppo says that Casey Stoner’s wrist injury is much better now, but could have been worse were it not for his off-season operations.

INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, March 30, 2009 – Casey Stoner completed a clean sweep of three official MotoGP preseason tests, leading the final tune-up for the 2009 season with a dominant performance March 28-29 at Jerez, Spain.

Colin Edwards admits he was taking it fairly easy during the mock qualifying session held at the end of the final MotoGP test in Jerez after seeing Casey Stoner destroy the opposition. Edwards was hopeful that he could mount a challenge to win the prize of a new BMW, but admitted he wouldnt have been up there should the lap times creep into the 1min 39secs bracket. When Stoner went on to produce …

Nicky Haydens 2009 MotoGP preparations came to a modest conclusion at Jerez on Sunday, when the new Ducati Marlboro rider recorded the eleventh fastest lap time in the red flag interrupted and rain-shortened ‘qualifying’ session. While team-mate Casey Stoner claimed a new BMW sports car, problems forced Hayden onto his spare bike with which the #69 survived a scary off track moment on his way to …

When the boy wonder turned 30 last month he received a message from Daniel Day-Lewis, the bike-loving thespian, lauding his fabled duel with Casey Stoner at Laguna Seca in California. “Death or glory, the whole race an answer to those daft enough still to have a question,” the actor wrote.

Casey Stoner fastest during 45-minute ‘qualifying’ session to win a BMW sports car.

Valentino Rossi may have chosen to sit out the wet opening morning at Jerez, but the reigning six time MotoGP world champion was instantly fast when he made his belated 2009 Jerez debut – and soon knocked Casey Stoner from the top. However, Rossi in turn lost out to Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in the closing stages – the Italian finishing the day just 0.070sec behind his fellow M1 rider, …