Colin Edwards and James Toseland are both confident they can make major improvements after a difficult start to their preparations for Sunday's Malaysian MotoGP race.

The Sepang circuit typically poses the toughest examination of man and machine on the MotoGP calendar with sweltering hot temperatures and high humidity key features at the Malaysian GP.

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Rizla Suzuki's Loris Capirossi got the weekend of the Malaysian Grand Prix off to an encouraging start as he recorded the sixth fastest time around the 5,548m Sepang International Circuit.

Capirossi (2'03.253, 20 laps) made a good start to the first - and only - practice session on day one by heading the leader-board in the early part of the session.

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Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden started out the Malaysian Grand Prix on the front foot at Sepang, with the Australian second and the American eighth fastest in the first free practice session this afternoon.

Stoner demonstrated his improved strength and stamina in the gruelling conditions, with 31ºC ambient temperatures and 53% humidity, ... [ more ]

Pramac Racing riders Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaro concluded the first practice session for the Malaysian GP in eleventh and seventeenth position.

As expected, the session was held in scorching conditions, with track temperatures reaching 46°C.

Mika Kallio has tried to modify the set up of the bike combining the data accumulated during the winter test ... [ more ]

The Malaysian Grand Prix weekend fired into life this afternoon with an hour of MotoGP free practice in typically tropical conditions at the Sepang International Circuit near Kuala Lumpur.

The Repsol Honda Team made a positive start to the penultimate round of the 2009 season, with Dani Pedrosa clocking the third fastest lap and Andrea Dovizioso finishing fifth ... [ more ]

Jorge Lorenzo shook off last Sunday's disappointment and got straight down to business at the Sepang International Circuit today, finishing the first free practice session in first place.

His fellow Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi, who is looking to wrap up the championship this Sunday, was fourth fastest on a typically hot and humid day in Malaysia.

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Chris Vermeulen, one of the few riders to win both MotoGP and World Superbike races, has joined the Kawasaki World Superbike Racing Team for the 2010 season.

Currently racing in MotoGP, Vermeulen will soon apply his talents to the official WSB Ninja ZX-10R and will get his first chance to ride the machine during tests in November.

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A tightly fought Grand Prix of Portugal saw Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa take his eighth podium finish of the season and record the fastest lap of the race at Estoril today.

In a thrilling finish, his team-mate Andrea Dovizioso came within 0.014s of sixth place, emerging from the final corner side-by-side with Gresini Honda rider Toni Elias and competing in a straight ... [ more ]

The Ducati Marlboro Team celebrated the return of Casey Stoner with podium champagne in Portugal today as the Australian guided his GP9 back to the podium with a stunning second place.

Stoner was back to riding in his style, fast, over all 28 laps of the Estoril race, with only eventual race winner Jorge Lorenzo able to better him.

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After Crutchlow's crash at Imola, which threw the title race wide-open, the Supersport race at Magny-Cours produced more of the same as Eugene Laverty (Parkalgar Honda) paid back the favour by crashing out immediately after passing the Yamaha man.

The Irish rider managed to get back on the bike, with his fairing hanging off, but could only finish 13th, a result ... [ more ]