Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy is interviewed after finishing first in practice rounds for the U.S. MotoGP at Laguna Seca Raceway near Salinas, California July 3, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy is interviewed after finishing first in practice rounds for the U.S. MotoGP at Laguna Seca Raceway near Salinas, California July 3, 2009.

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