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Julian Simon takes pole position for the Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix at Sepang.

Andrea Dovizioso set to fight for second pole in a row on Saturday

Marc Marquez fastest during Friday practice for the Malaysian 125cc Grand Prix at Sepang.

Casey Stoner wins the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi. Valentino Rossi wins brutal battle with team-mate Jorge Lorenzo for third.

Jenson Button might be leading the world championship once again as the F1 2010 circus returns to Europe this weekend, but the McLaren-Mercedes star's efforts and victories thus far this season have clearly not impressed everyone...

Former world champion Lewis Hamilton has offered his employer McLaren-Mercedes a ringing endorsement of its 2010 MP4-25 contender - by describing it as the car he has most enjoyed driving since arriving in F1 just over three years ago

Alan Permane, Renault's chief race engineer, analyses last weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, in which number one driver Robert Kubica scored a strong fourth-place finish.

F1 2010 is wide open with six or seven drivers in the frame to take the title, according to Red Bull Racing's team principal, Christian Horner.

Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has driven some tough races during his time in the top flight - but a battle against a broken gearbox for the duration of the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, the Ferrari star conceded, was arguably the hardest of them all

Lewis Hamilton quickest in first practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix

Kamui Kobayashi admits that its been nothing more than bad luck for his 2010 campaign to date, with a finish in Sepang being the target this weekend

Reigning seven time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has been denied a perfect sweep of 2010 pre-season testing after losing out to Casey Stoner on the very final night of the Qatar test.

Previous reports about the Hungarian Grand Prix have proven correct and the Balatonring event, due to make its delayed MotoGP debut in 2010, has now been 'cancelled'.

"I immediately organised a meeting with my riders after the Sepang test in order to understand what had happened" - Paolo Campinoti

Winter testing is all about finding, and hopefully increasing, the limits of a motorcycle before the new racing season begins - so how does a MotoGP bike feel when it is being pushed to the edge?

San Carlo Honda Gresini has officially kick-started its 2010 challenge for glory in MotoGP, by unveiling its all-Italian 'dream' team of Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli alongside the Honda RC212V

Nicky Hayden's third fastest lap time at last week's Sepang MotoGP test was an impressive achievement - especially since the Ducati Marlboro rider had undergone arm surgery just two weeks before (click on the picture to enlarge).

"The 800cc MotoGP machines need to be easy to ride to the limit, not like the 990cc, which were so powerful and heavy that you skidded and that was normal" - Andrea Dovizioso

Full lap times at the end of the first day of the second 2010 MotoGP test session, for race riders, held at Sepang in Malaysia.

Former British 500cc Champion-turned-BBC commentator Steve Parrish tips Casey Stoner to reclaim his MotoGP World Championship crown from Yamaha rival Valentino Rossi in 2010 - but he is less sure about the chances of under-pressure Ducati team-mate Nicky Hayden...

Loris Capirossi was a busy man during the first Sepang test earlier this month - the Italian veteran shouldering the full weight of development work for the 2010 Suzuki, while new team-mate Alvaro Bautista continues to learn the ropes.

"Instead of the bike always wanting to buck and weave, with this engine, because it's got that much more torque, it's trying to drive the bike out instead" - Casey Stoner.

Rain storm brings Sepang test to an end...

Reigning seven time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi began 2010 MotoGP testing on top of the timesheets by a comfortable 0.491sec at Sepang on Thursday. The Fiat Yamaha rider was fastest for much of the day, having recorded his best lap time of 2min 1.411sec on lap 15 of 54.