Hamilton shortlisted for BBC award

By Steven English

Lewis Hamilton has been shortlisted as one of the ten candidates for this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

The shortlist was generated from the votes of a range of newspapers and sports magazines in the UK, and the winner will be decided by a public phone vote on the night of the awards on December 14.

Hamilton's rivals on the shortlist are last year's winner, boxer Joe Calzaghe, tennis player Andy Murray and Olympians, swimmer Rebecca Adlington, cyclists Nicole Cooke, Chris Hoy, Rebecca Romero and Bradley Wiggins, sailor Ben Ainslie and 400m runner Christine Ohuruogu.

The last racing driver to win the award was Damon Hill, who won in 1994 and in his championship season of 1996. Fellow world champion Nigel Mansell is also a two-time winner in 1986 and 1992, while Jackie Stewart (1973), Stirling Moss (1961) and John Surtees (1959) won the award once each.

David Coulthard and Jenson Button have been shortlisted for the award in the past, as were Hamilton and MotoGP rider James Toseland last year.

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Dovizioso eager for Pedrosa rivalry

By Steven English and Michele Lostia
Andrea Dovizioso says he is looking forward to his rivalry with Dani Pedrosa in the factory Honda team next season.

The Italian, who joined the works outfit at the end of this year following a successful debut season in MotoGP with Team JiR Scot, admitted that he has a competitive rivalry with Pedrosa but does not want that to get in the way of the team beating their rival manufacturers.

"We've raced against each other for a long time and he's always beaten me," he told Motosprint. "He is a top rider, but he's always had a better package than mine at his disposal. Now we have the same bike and the same tyres, it will be a nice fight.

"My objective is not to be the top Honda rider: it's to win. Obviously, it's also important to be the top Honda rider because this gives you importance and power, especially when it's time to develop a bike.

"But it's better to think about Rossi and Stoner, rather than Pedrosa. I've realized you must think of the big picture because you may end up being the top Honda rider but only fourth in the championship, and that would definitely be not good."

But Dovizioso says he still has progress to make during pre-season testing before he can challenge for victories.

"I'm not yet in the ideal situation to win," he said. "Obviously, HRC and I are aiming high, but now we still have our problems to solve.

"I still need to find the right feeling and I'm not quick enough to win yet."

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Gibernau 'not back to win races'

By Michele Lostia and Pablo Elizalde
Sete Gibernau admits he is not back in MotoGP to try and win races, but rather to enjoy himself on the bike.

The 35-year-old Spaniard, runner-up to Valentino Rossi in 2003 and 2004, is returning to racing after having retired from the sport at the end of the 2006 season.

Gibernau will ride a Ducati for the new Onde 2000 team, and he confesses his goal is not to be fighting on top.

"I'm not back to win, I'm back to enjoy riding, knowing full well that you can't compare the Sete from 2006 to the one of today," Gibernau told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"I lack the confidence and many small things that make you go quick. I know that in order to be close to my 2006 levels, I need to work a lot more."

The Catalan, a veteran of 155 races, says he will stay in MotoGP as long as it's fun.

"As long as I enjoy myself. I've signed a contract for one year, we'll see after that," he added.

Gibernau acknowledges the bikes have changed a lot in the two year he has been absent from the sport.

"A lot: the Ducati is now a very competitive bike with a lot of potential," he said. "Cornering speed is extremely quick and compared to 2006 there's a lot more electronics.

"You must trust it almost with your eyes closed, and I still can't do it. I think the rider should do certain things, while instead you must let the bike do it."

The Spanish rider, winner of nine races, suggested he might try to rebuild his relationship with Rossi, after falling out with the Italian in the final years of their battles.

"With Vale I enjoyed myself both on and off the track. Then life changes, but the experience is still positive. I did some fantastic races against a guy considered perhaps the strongest rider of all times. That for me is cause of pride.

"The relationship on a personal level was excellent for a while, then it changed, but I have big respect for Valentino. Perhaps now a good relationship can be rebuild again."

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Rossi ends Jerez test on top

By Pablo Elizalde
Valentino Rossi moved to the top of the times on the second and final day of MotoGP testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain.

The Yamaha rider, using both this year's and a prototype of next year's bike, posted a best time of 1:39.429 to outpace yesterday's pace-setter Dani Pedrosa by just 0.018 seconds.

Several riders started their work late before of an overnight rain had left the track wet.

Rossi and Honda's Pedrosa were the only two men who lapped the Spanish circuit in less than 100 seconds, with Jorge Lorenzo already in the 1:40s in the second works Yamaha.

The Honda Gresini team showed promising pace, with Toni Elias in fourth ahead of teammate Alex de Angelis, who completed the top five.

Nicky Hayden was sixth fastest on the only works Ducati on track, although the American finished with the exact same time as de Angelis.

"We've made a big improvement today," said Hayden. "It was important to have back-to-back days with similar conditions because at Valencia we only had one dry day and we weren't able to check that the changes we made to the bike overnight had worked.

"Today my feeling with the bike was much better from the first run and it is important that we've taken over a second and a half off my best time from yesterday.

"We are still a second off the top guys and I know the last second is the most difficult to find but at the same time we're less than a tenth off third fastest and the team is working well, I feel more and more comfortable with the bike and tyres and I can head home with a clear mind. I was pleased that Casey wanted to be here at the test.

"It has been useful to speak with him and Filippo (Preziosi) and it shows how tight the team is and how well everybody wants to do next season."

Mika Kallio was the quickest of the rookies in seventh, while veteran Sete Gibernau was ninth with the new Onde 2000 team.
MotoGP's testing ban kicks off at the start of next month.

Pos Rider Team Time Laps
1. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team 1:39.429 54
2. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 1:39.447 + 0.018 47
3. Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team 1:40.426 + 0.997 58
4. Toni Elias San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:40.448 + 1.019 56
5. Alex De Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini 1:40.486 + 1.057 49
6. Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Team 1:40.486 + 1.057 70
7. Mika Kallio Alice Team 1:40.564 + 1.135 54
8. Colin Edwards Tech3 Yamaha 1:40.604 + 1.175 39
9. Sete Gibernau ONDE 2000 Ducati 1:40.856 + 1.427 48
10. Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda 1:40.966 + 1.537 46
11. Niccolo Canepa Alice Team 1:41.077 + 1.648 48
12. James Toseland Tech3 Yamaha 1:41.740 + 2.311 45
13. Tonio Guareschi Ducati Marlboro Team 1:42.906 + 3.477 46
14. Yuki Takahashi Scot Racing Team 1:42.918 + 3.489 60

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LG KF900 Prada

Specifications
LG KF900 Prada

Network	2G 3G	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	104.5 x 54 x 16.8 mm (4.11 x 2.13 x 0.66 in) 130 gram TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches (~155 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	1000 entries, Photocall 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls 60 MB microSD, up to 16 GB
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Class 10 Class 10 HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g v2.1 with A2DP v2.0
Features	OS CPU Messaging Alert Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	SMS, MMS, Email, IM Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML Stereo FM radio, RDS Yes 5 MP, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, autofocus, LED flash 480p@30fps Black MIDP 2.0 - Loudspeaker - Mini-SIM - QWERTY keyboard - Videocall camera - Accelerometer (sensor) - MP3/WAV/AAC/AAC+/WMA/RA/AMR player - DivX/MP4 player - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - TV-out - Photo/video editor - Voice memo - Predictive text input - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh Up to 400 h Up to 3 h

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LG KP152

Specifications
LG KP152

Network	2G 3G	GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	88 x 47 x 17.3 mm (3.46 x 1.85 x 0.68 in) 80 gram TFT, 65K colors 128 x 128 pixels, 1.5 inches (~121 ppi pixel density)
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	500 entries 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Class 10 Yes
Features	OS CPU Messaging Alert Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	SMS, MMS Vibration, MP3 ringtones WAP 2.0/xHTML FM radio Yes Vga Black, red MIDP 2.0 - Loudspeaker - Mini-SIM - Predictive text input - Organizer - Voice memo - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Ion 800 mAh Up to 350 h Up to 3 h 30 min

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LG G3100

Specifications
LG G3100

Network	2G 3G	GSM 900 / 1800
Size	Dimensions Weight Display	84 x 44 x 20.5 mm (3.31 x 1.73 x 0.81 in) 83 gram STN, 4096 colors 128 x 96 pixels, 4:3 ratio
Memory	Phonebook Call records Internal Card slot	200 entries 10 received, 10 missed calls
Data	GPRS EDGE 3G WLAN Bluetooth Infrared port USB	Class 10 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g v2.1 with A2DP, EDR microUSB v2.0
Features	OS CPU Messaging Alert Browser Radio GPS Games Camera Video Colors Java	SMS, EMS Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones WAP 1.2.1 Yes Silver - Mini-SIM - Predictive text input - Organizer - Voice memo - Clock - Calendar - Alarm
Battery	Stand-by Talk time	Standard battery, Li-Ion 850 mAh Up to 350 h Up to 5 h

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