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These are the first rendered images of the new Audi A3, including the new saloon model that has been conceived to help sales in North America.

The new Audi A3 will go on sale in early 2011 and the saloon model will sit alongside the hatchback, sportback and cabriolet body styles.

“We’ve taken a good look at what it will take to better establish the A3 in the US market in the future,” said an Audi insider. “The four-door layout is something North American car buyers continue to seek, especially from a premium brand such as Audi.”

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MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi powered from fourth on the starting grid to take his first victory of the season in Spain on Sunday and open an 11-point lead at the top of the overall standings.

The Yamaha rider slipped past early leader Dani Pedrosa with 10 laps left in front of the 120,000 crowd at the Jerez circuit and pulled away to finish the 27-lap race 2.7 seconds clear of the Spaniard’s Honda.

Australian Casey Stoner was third for Ducati, his first appearance on the podium in Spain.

Victory for Rossi sent the Italian top of the championship standings with 65 points after three rounds. Stoner is second on 54 and Pedrosa tied for third with compatriot and Rossi’s team mate Jorge Lorenzo on 41.

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Despite missing the Jerez pre-season test, due to knee and forearm injuries that also hampered development of the factory Repsol Honda RC212V, Dani Pedrosa proved that last weekend’s surprise Motegi podium was no fluke by battling countryman Jorge Lorenzo for home pole honours at Jerez on Saturday.

Motegi winner Lorenzo prevailed, but only by 0.051sec over Pedrosa, who undoubtedly has a fighting chance of repeating his 2008 Jerez victory at a circuit where he has never finished lower than second as a MotoGP rider.

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Valentino Rossi will need to work hard if he is to extinguish team-mate Jorge Lorenzo’s fast growing momentum after the Spaniard followed up his first win of the season with his first pole position of ‘09, in front of his home fans at Jerez on Saturday.

Lorenzo raised eyebrows by catching and passing his fellow Fiat Yamaha rider for victory last weekend in Motegi, a result that also gave him the championship lead by one point over Rossi.

Rossi is still searching for his first win of the season after also finishing runner-up to Casey Stoner in Qatar, but managed just fourth place in Saturday’s qualifying session with a best lap time 0.709sec slower than the #99 - and The Doctor isn’t happy with his race set-up either.

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