December 2005
23rd December - GAULOISES
AND ALTADIS RESPOND TO YAMAHA’S PRESS RELEASE
 As
of today, Yamaha Motor Company has announced that “Altadis/Seita’s
sponsorship regarding Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team will not
continue after the end of the 2005 season
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10th December - JORGE LORENZO UNDERGOES
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
 FORTUNA
APRILIA rider JORGE LORENZO underwent surgery on his broken
left collarbone this morning at the Dexeus Institute in Barcelona,
where Dr. Xavier Mir fitted a titanium plate to seal the fracture.
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9th December - FORTUNA APRILIA COMPLETE
FIRST PHASE OF ’06 PRESEASON
After
lapping in record time, Lorenzo today fractured his collarbone
and will undergo an operation in Barcelona tomorrow. Barberá
set lap times that demonstrated his competitiveness on the
Aprilia
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November 2005
30th November - RAIN SPOILS
THE LAST DAY OF TESTING AT SEPANG
The
final day of the three-day MotoGP test held at Sepang, Malaysia
was characterized by rapidly changing weather conditions that
hindered the Honda MotoGP riders to carry out their programme
of work scheduled for today.
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30th November - RAIN AFFECTS
THIRD DAY OF TESTING FOR YAMAHA IN MALAYSIA
The
final day of Yamaha’s three-day Sepang Test was interrupted
today, when rain throughout the morning meant that Valentino
Rossi and Colin Edwards were not able to get out on track
until mid-afternoon
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29th November - ROSSI AND
EDWARDS SPEED UP IN SEPANG
Valentino
Rossi and Colin Edwards completed a positive second day of
testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia today, both making
marked improvements to their lap times from yesterday
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29th November - MARCO AND
TONI CONTINUE THEIR TESTING PROGRAMME AT SEPANG
Sepang,
the Fortuna Honda team riders continued their testing programme
today at Sepang and enjoyed improved conditions compared to
yestarday, allowing the riders to enter the track early on
in the morning.
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28th November - GAULOISES
YAMAHA TEAM GET BACK TO BUSINESS IN SEPANG
Just
three weeks after rounding off Yamaha’s victorious 2005
season in Valencia, Gauloises Yamaha Team riders Valentino
Rossi and Colin Edwards were back in Malaysia at their most
frequently-visited testing venue today, as they commenced
their winter program at Sepang alongside Honda, Kawasaki,
Suzuki and Yamaha Tech 3.
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28th November - FIRST DAY
OF TESTING FOR MARCO AND TONI AT SEPANG
The
teams of the four Japanese manufactures came back to action
at Sepang, Malesia for the last test of the year, three days
before the winter break, providing one last opportunity for
the riders to continue preparations for next season before
the end of 2005.
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9th November - TONI ELIAS MAKES RC211V
DEBUT
The
2006 season has already started for Team Fortuna Honda. After
being presented officially to the press on Monday morning,
Marco Melandri and Toni Elias today took to the track in their
new Fortuna colours for a day of tests
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6th November - FORTUNA YAMAHA RIDERS
SIGN OFF IN CHESTE
The
GP of Valencia always looked like being a difficult race for
the FORTUNA YAMAHA riders who started from the fifth and sixth
rows respectively
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6th
November - YAMAHA CONCLUDES 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH VALENCIA
PODIUM
Yamaha
Factory Racing rider Valentino Rossi scored his sixteenth
podium from seventeen races in the final round of the 2005
MotoGP World Championship
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6th November - SUPERB END
TO THE SEASON IN CHESTE
The
Grand Prix of Valencia will be looked back on as one of the
most memorable races of the season both by the thousands of
fans who helped break the attendance record at the Ricardo
Tormo circuit
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5th November - READY FOR THE FINAL
ACT OF THE SEASON
The
FORTUNA YAMAHA riders TONI ELIAS and RUBEN XAUS will both
start Sunday’s Valencian GP some way down the grid after
a disappointing second day of qualifying at the Ricardo Tormo
circuit.
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5th November - YAMAHA FACTORY
RACING FACE SUNDAY CHALLENGE AT VALENCIA
Yamaha
Factory Racing rider Valentino Rossi faces an uphill battle
in the final round of the 2005 MotoGP World Championship tomorrow
after qualifying fifteenth fastest at the Ricardo Tormo circuit
in Valencia.
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5th November - FRONT
ROW FOR FORTUNA HONDA PAIR
The
FORTUNA HONDA team riders will both start the final Grand
Prix of the season tomorrow from the front row of the grid,
an important statistic at a circuit where it is particularly
difficult to overtake
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4th November - XAUS AND ELIAS RIDE
AT HOME
After
his sixth place in the last round of the championship –
his best result since joining the MotoGP class – TONI
ELIAS will look to end the season in style with a performance
to delight his legion of Spanish fans
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4th November - YAMAHA FACTORY RACING
RIDERS PREPARE FOR FINAL PUSH
Yamaha
Factory Racing riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards began
making preparations for the final round of the 2005 MotoGP
World Championship at Valencia
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4th November - CHANCE FOR
HOME RIDERS TO SHINE
Valencia,
scene of the last round of the World Championship season,
has presented the FORTUNA HONDA riders with the perfect way
to sign off in their home race
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