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"I feel sorry for everybody that had to work and ride for him. There is a reason why he is out of MotoGP finally" - that's Alex Hofmann personal opinion of his former MotoGP team manager Luis d'Antin.

WCM racing director Peter Clifford has told Crash.net that his team are developing their 2006 plans around racing KTM V4 engines - and are 'in discussion' with Alex Hofmann and Jeremy McWilliams about riding the machines.

The final qualifying session for the French Grand Prix has been red flagged after ten-minutes following an engine failure for Alex Hofmann's Kawasaki.

The second of four days of testing at Sepang ended on a high note for the Kawasaki Racing Team, as new rider Shinya Nakano rocketed around the Malaysian circuit faster than he had during October's GP on a Yamaha M1.

Alex Hofmann will make his fourth start as a Kawasaki wild-card rider this weekend in Brno, while a further 10 riders have been accepted for the 125 and 250cc classes. MotoGP class #66 Alex Hofmann (GER) Kawasaki Racing Team