JiR 'grits teeth' for Dovi top five.

the rider he will replace at Repsol Honda next season - for fifth in the 2008 MotoGP World Championship standings. Dovi heads into this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, round 17 of 18, a reduced 14 points in front of Hayden - having lost 20 points to the American during the last three rounds. Tech 3 Yamaha's Colin Edwards is just five points behind Hayden. With fellow rookie Jorge Lorenzo 37 points in front of Dovi, the rookie of the year title is all but over, leaving fifth in the championship as a realistic target for the young Italian. "We arrive at the last two races of the season and we will now have to grit our teeth to stay in the top five of MotoGP, which is our goal this season," said JiR team Scot director Gianluca Montiron. "The two long straights of Sepang often show the difference between factory and private race... [read full story]