Aleix Espargaro produced once again for Aprilia to claim a first MotoGP pole position of the season, and his first in front of his home crowd in Jerez.
Rivals were impressed but not surprised to see Dani Pedrosa fighting at the front on day one of his wild-card entry for the Spanish MotoGP, his first competitive event at Jerez since 2018.
Aleix Espargaro left it late to claim top spot ahead of factory Aprilia teammate Maverick Vinales, although several big names including the last two MotoGP champions failed to secure a top ten spot.
Dani Pedrosa conceded making mistakes with his relationship with Jorge Lorenzo, and has looked back on their handshake instigated by the King of Spain.
Toprak Razgatlioglu may have been given his second runout on a Yamaha MotoGP bike, however, a lack of speed and adaption from WorldSBK to MotoGP are concerns that persist, all of which could mean a delayed move to Grand Prix racing, again.
Marc Marquez has shed light on his brutal attitude towards his teammates - a stark warning for Joan Mir - after detailing how he would try to sabotage Dani Pedrosa.
Francesco Guidotti, Team Manager of the factory KTM MotoGP team, has called the media ban that was imposed on journalists for the Sepang Shakedown test, which has since been reversed, ‘unacceptable’.
Marc Marquez’s “special ability” to overcome Honda’s problems to fight for the MotoGP championship will be a problem for Ducati, Dani Pedrosa predicts.
Three wins over the last three MotoGP seasons is far from the usual standards set by Repsol Honda and Marc Marquez, with the latter averaging eight wins per season prior to 2020.
Joan Mir is adamant he can help Repsol Honda return to winning ways, after the most successful team in MotoGP history was winless for the second time in three years last season.
Despite having two of the greatest MotoGP riders as his teammates at Repsol Honda, Dani Pedrosa felt he was often a match for the likes of Casey Stoner and Marc Marquez during his career.
‘I had the worst relationship with Rossi’ - Marc Marquez has opened up about why things turned sour between the eight-time world champion and former MotoGP rival Valentino Rossi.
With 31 wins and 112 podiums to his name in the MotoGP class, it’s fair to say Dani Pedrosa had a stunning premier class career, even though the KTM test rider once doubted whether he could make the transition from 250cc machines.