Rossi casts further doubts over Japan

Further doubts have been cast over Valentino Rossi's participation in the Japanese MotoGP race at Motegi, should the event go ahead on October 2 as planned. The Italian said in Brno that the FIM's recent report into the status of the region - hit by the nuclear disaster following Japan's tragic tsunami ? had assuaged fears about radiation, but admitted that, alongside his mechanics and paddock figures, he still had concerns about the general safety of the area. Having said he was yet to make up his mind, the Italian press has reported that he is close to a decision not to race at Motegi.

Nicolas Kiesa Leo Kinnunen Danny Kladis Hans Klenk Peter de Klerk