Spaniard likely to sit out the rest of the weekend due to a wrist fracture sustained in Thailand

Honda rider can become the first Briton to reach the milestone in premier class history with a top five result in Japan

Pedrosa gears up for his final race at the Twin Ring Motegi - a circuit he's gone well at in the past

Italian rider is looking to make the Championship leader wait another week for his seventh world title in the land of the rising sun