Lorenzo stays on top as Australian test continues
Two-time premier class World Champion Jorge Lorenzo reduced the leading lap time as the Phillip Island tyre test continued on Tuesday. The Yamaha Factory Racing rider headed Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, while Tito Rabat set a blistering place in Moto2™. Read more.

Bird strike as Pedrosa completes 20-lap run
Tuesday saw Dani Pedrosa suffer a problem similar to that of Jorge Lorenzo during qualifying for last year’s Australian Grand Prix, as the Repsol Honda Team rider struck a bird during the second day of this week’s Tyre Safety Test at Phillip Island. Read more.

Rossi upbeat over Bridgestone progress
Valentino Rossi is confident that Bridgestone should now be in a decision to choose a Phillip Island-specific tyre for this year’s race, even though one day of tyre-based testing still remains at Phillip Island this week. Read more.

Questions marks remain for Dovizioso
Andrea Dovizioso was pleased with Ducati Team’s own continued progress on Wednesday, although the Italian is yet to be convinced as to whether what he regards as his favourite new Bridgestone tyre would be able to complete a full race distance. Read more.

Rain could alter Bridgestone agenda on Day 3
Bridgestone intends to test three compounds of tyre in race simulations at Phillip Island on Wednesday, but admits that only two may be run if the forecast rain does indeed hit the southern Australian circuit. Read more.

Suppo reacts to Ducati switch to Open class
Livio Suppo believes leading MotoGP™ teams must discuss the new ‘Open’ tier of the premier class, with the Team Principal of Repsol Honda fearing costs could soon exceed the general level they were intended to be at. Read more.

101 laps for blisteringly quick Rabat
Tito Rabat was on fine form as Australian Moto2™ testing continued alongside the five MotoGP™ runners on Wednesday. Read more.

Terol and Torres test Qatar race engines
Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 riders Nico Terol and Jordi Torres took the opportunity of the Phillip Island test to run their Qatar race engines on Wednesday. Read more.