KEY POINTS:
Honda may have pulled out of Formula One but there's no sign of the manufacturer pulling the pin on their MotoGP campaign. They again have the most bikes in the class with six and the factory-prepared version will be in the hands of Dani Pedrosa for his 2009 attack on the title. Andrea Dovizioso joins the Repsol Honda team for his second season at the highest level. Newcomer Yuki Takahashi gets Dovizioso's old bike. Other riders on Hondas are Toni Elias, Alex de Angelis and Randy de Puniet.
