August 2005
28th August - ROSSI EDGES TOWARDS
TITLE WITH BRILLIANT BRNO VICTORY
 Gauloises
Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi became the first rider in
the history of the MotoGP World Championship to score nine
wins for five consecutive seasons
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28th August - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS
OUT OF EUROPE
The
FORTUNA YAMAHA riders had a difficult weekend at what is one
of the most technical circuits of the championship.
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28th August - THIRD PODIUM OF THE
SEASON FOR LORENZO
 JORGE
LORENZO claimed a second-placed finish for the second time
this season in the 250cc World Championship in a race that
dominated for large parts
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27th August - READY FOR THE RUN-IN
FORTUNA
YAMAHA team riders, Toni Elías and Rubén Xaus,
are eager to start their engines for the Czech Republic Grand
Prix
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27th August - GAULOISES YAMAHA RIDERS
READY FOR BRNO BATTLE
The
eleventh round of the MotoGP World Championship looks set
to be one of the most exciting yet after a dramatically close
qualifying session at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic
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27th August - THIRD POLE OF THE YEAR
FOR LORENZO
There
was differing luck for the FORTUNA HONDA riders at the second
day of qualifying at the Czech Republic GP. Whilst Jorge Lorenzo
took a spectacular pole, team-mate Hector Faubel was badly
affected by a crash he had in the morning session
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26th August - ROSSI RULES FREE PRACTICE
AS MOTOGP RETURNS AT BRNO
Gauloises
Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi continued his domination
of the MotoGP World Championship at the Brno circuit
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26th August - First day /
XAUS AND ELIAS BACK AT ‘THE OFFICE’
The
Brno circuit, the third longest on the calendar behind Assen
and Sepang, is one of MotoGP’s classic venues and is
held in high esteem by the riders because of its characteristics
and excellent safety features.
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26th August - First day /
BACK TO WORK
The
FORTUNA HONDA team focused on relaxing and recharging their
batteries for the hectic run-in to the season end
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July 2005
31st July - ROSSI SIGNS OFF FOR SUMMER
WITH HIS EIGHTH WIN OF THE SEASON
“It’s
been a difficult weekend for sure. On Friday we arrived with
a bad setting for this track and had some big problems. The
team and Yamaha have done a fantastic job to recover from
a bad situation and have worked step-by-step to resolve the
issues.
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31st July - HOLIDAYS TO BRING A CHANGE
OF FORTUNE
After
an especially difficult weekend, both Toni Elias and Ruben
Xaus are already thinking about the second half of the season.
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31st July - DIFFERING FORTUNES FOR
LORENZO AND BARBERA
The
German Grand Prix brought diverging fortunes for the two FORTUNA
HONDA riders. Whilst Hector Barbera produced one of his best
performances of the season, Jorge Lorenzo finished the weekend
empty-handed
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30th July - GAULOISES YAMAHA PAIR
MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN SACHSENRING
Gauloises
Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards recovered
from a difficult first day at the Sachsenring to improve their
positions today, qualifying on the second and third row respectively
for tomorrow’s German Grand Prix.
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30th July - LORENZO MAINTAINS FRONT
ROW RECORD
With
the top nine riders within one second and no fewer than 29
laps to contest, the German Grand Prix looks set to be particularly
long and hard
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30th July - THINGS CAN ONLY IMPROVE
AT THE SACHSENRING
TONI
ELIAS and RUBEN XAUS, the two FORTUNA YAMAHA riders, will
hope to improve on the qualifying positions they have achieved
in tomorrow’s German GP
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23rd July - LORENZO GETTING CLOSER
EVERY TIME
The
German Grand Prix represents the ninth round of the season
for the FORTUNA HONDA team and it started today with an intense
day of practice in sweltering conditions
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29th July - GAULOISES YAMAHA RIDERS
IN A SPIN AT TWISTY SACHSENRING
Gauloises
Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards both struggled
to get comfortable at the Sachsenring circuit as the first
free practice sessions for the German Grand Prix
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29th July - SACHSENRING TEST FOR THE
MOTOGP STARS
Friday
saw intense heat at the German circuit with temperatures in
the mid 30 degrees. That made life difficult for the MotoGP
riders at the relatively short circuit
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25th July - ALEX BARROS CONDEMNED TO PAY ALTADIS USD 2,9
MILLION
AWARD
- Alex Barros condemned to pay Altadis USD 2,9 million
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25th July - ROSSI SPLASHES TO SEVENTH
WIN FROM NINE AT DONINGTON
Gauloises
Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi extended his advantage at the
top of the MotoGP World Championship to 104 points, with his
seventh victory from nine races this season in the British
Grand Prix
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23rd July - DIFFICULT DAY FOR TEAM
FORTUNA YAMAHA
The
FORTUNA YAMAHA team went through a tough second day of action
at the British Grand Prix for different reasons
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23rd July - ROSSI TAKES FIFTH POLE
OF THE SEASON AT ‘HOME’ CIRCUIT
Gauloises
Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi will start tomorrow’s
British Grand Prix from the front of the MotoGP grid after
clocking his fifth pole position of the season
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23rd July - LORENZO AND BARBERA EYE
VICTORY
Both
FORTUNA HONDA riders enjoyed a very satisfying day at the
second day of qualifying at Donington Park, demonstrating
they will be right up at the front of the field
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22nd July - LORENZO TAKES PROVISIONAL
POLE, BARBERA BACK ON FORM
JORGE
LORENZO claimed his second podium of the season, in the 250
class and at the Assen circuit, despite the intense pain
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22nd July - GAULOISES YAMAHA RIDERS
SET PACE AT GLOOMY DONINGTON
Gauloises
Yamaha Team riders Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi set the
pace on the opening day of the British Grand Prix under damp
grey skies at Donington Park
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22nd July - RAIN AFFECTS FIRST DAY
OF PRACTICE FOR BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Poor
weather conditions affected the first day of practice for
the British Grand Prix, which took place at the Donington
Park circuit
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10th July - XAUS AND ELIAS
BATTLE BRAVELY IN LAGUNA SECA
The
Fortuna Yamaha duo de MotoGP signed off from the United States
Grand Prix with 11th and 13th positions.
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10th July - DOUBLE PODIUM
JOY FOR YAMAHA AT LAGUNA SECA
Yamaha
Motor Company celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a double
podium finish at Laguna Seca today, as Colin Edwards and Valentino
Rossi took second and third place respectively in the United
States Grand Prix
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10th July - XAUS UNABLE TO USE WINNING
EXPERIENCE AT LAGUNA SECA, ELIAS HAS MINOR CRASH AND STILL
FEELS PAIN IN WRIST
The
moment of truth came around in the form of the qualifying
practices, and Toni Elias and Rubén Xaus will both
start tomorrow's United States Grand Prix from the sixth row
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10th July - ROSSI STORMS ONTO
FRONT ROW AT LAGUNA SECA
Yamaha
Factory Racing riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards will
start from the first and second rows respectively in the eighth
round of the MotoGP World Championship,
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9th July - EDWARDS AND ROSSI GET TO
GRIPS WITH LAGUNA SECA
Yamaha
Factory Racing riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards began
their preparations for the eighth round of the MotoGP World
Championship in front of a bumper crowd today
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9th July - ELIAS MAKES CONFIDENT RETURN,
XAUS STILL SEARCHING FOR CRUCIAL EDGE
The
first of the two sessions was extended to two hours with a
ten-minute break in the middle, so that the 'rookies' at the
track could learn its difficult lines.
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