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A Q&A session with Jorge Lorenzo's new team manager Wilco Zeelenberg, released by the team to coincide with this morning's official unveiling of the 2010 Fiat Yamaha livery at Sepang in Malaysia...

A Q&A session with Valentino Rossi's team manager Davide Brivio, released by the team to coincide with this morning's official unveiling of the 2010 Fiat Yamaha livery at Sepang in Malaysia...

A Q&A session with Yamaha Motor Racing managing director Lin Jarvis, released by the team to coincide with this morning's official unveiling of its 2010 livery at Sepang...

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo unveiled their 2010 MotoGP race livery in the Sepang pit lane on Thursday morning.

Sepang extension will also see a guaranteed Malaysian presence on the grand prix grid for the next five seasons

"If we're slower than the rest, who cares? We've switched all the electronics off. Why hide a character trait that the rider needs to learn?" - Tom Jojic.

"A long run is completely different to doing just a few laps and coming in" - Hiroshi Aoyama.

Having withdrawn from the 250cc class at the end of last season, KTM suffered a disappointing end to its 125cc grand prix project when Marc Marquez was bumped off track while battling for a podium on the last lap of the Valencia finale.

Jorge Lorenzo's chances of winning the 2009 MotoGP World Championship officially came to an end in the Sepang rain on Sunday, despite mounting a daring last-to-fourth charge in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

"Lorenzo has pushed me to new levels and it's been a great duel to the end" - Valentino Rossi.

CLICK HERE for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship standings after round 16 of 17, Sunday's Malaysia Grand Prix at Sepang.

Valentino Rossi won his seventh MotoGP title on Sunday, marking his ninth world championship victory in all three grand prix classes.

Valentino Rossi wins seventh MotoGP title

Valentino Rossi wins his seventh MotoGP title

Hiroshi Aoyama will head into the final round of the last ever 250cc World Championship with a dominant 21 point advantage over Marco Simoncelli, after a hard earned victory at Sepang in Malaysia on Sunday.

Ahead of his first chance to wrap up the 2009 MotoGP title, Valentino Rossi pulverised the opposition during qualifying at Sepang - which ended with the Italian claiming a record-equalling 58th pole position in grand prix racing by 0.569sec.

Marc Marquez has put the outgoing factory KTM team on pole position for the penultimate round of the 125cc World Championship, at Sepang in Malaysia.

After a terrible weekend at Phillip Island, Rizla Suzuki got the Malaysian Grand Prix off to an encouraging start with the sixth fastest Friday practice time for Loris Capirossi at Sepang.

250cc World Championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama got his Malaysian Grand Prix weekend off to a perfect start by setting the fastest lap time in Friday practice at Sepang, while title rival Marco Simoncelli managed just tenth.

Valentino Rossi looks set to claim his seventh MotoGP World Championship during this weekend Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, the penultimate round of the 2009 season.

Valentino Rossi to go rallying in Mexico.

"Phillip Island was like gold dust and now we go to Malaysia with our first match point" - Valentino Rossi.

James Toseland had to bite his tongue after being given his second jump start penalty of the 2009 MotoGP season at Phillip Island on Sunday.

Nick Heidfeld has set out his stall to potential future F1 employers by reminding the paddock that - as he is set to be left without a drive following BMW's withdrawal at the end of the 2009 campaign - he still has a lot to offer at the highest level.