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With Marc Marquez dominating to victory at the Aragon MotoGP, the Repsol Honda rider holds a 98-point lead in the riders’ championship with five rounds to go.

Andrea Dovizioso feels his charge to the podium at the Aragon MotoGP was kickstarted by profiting from the opening-lap clash between Alex Rins and Franco Morbidelli as he accepts his title fight is effectively over and focuses on defending second place in the standings.

Marc Marquez accepts the next round in Thailand will act as his “first match point” to seal the 2019 MotoGP world title and despite his comfortable victory at Aragon he was surprised to be joined on the podium by two Ducati riders.

Full Aragon MotoGP race results

Andrea Dovizioso feels Ducati can respond from its Misano disappointment at Aragon this weekend despite still battling tyre issues, while team-mate Danilo Petrucci fears he faces familiar problems this weekend.

Andrea Dovizioso says all riders need “a completely open mind” moving between MotoGP manufacturers but accepts every situation is different when assessing the fallout between Johann Zarco and KTM.

Fresh from the action at Misano, MotoGP continues with a back-to-back concluding at Aragon before heading east for the flyaway races as the season finale gets ever closer.

After a tough time the San Marino Grand Prix, Andrea Dovizioso isn't sure what to expect from this weekend's Aragon round. The Ducati rider won his home Misano race last year, but could only salvage sixth from Sunday's race.

Andrea Dovizioso felt the fight for fourth place at the San Marino MotoGP could have been possible had he not got stuck behind Red Bull KTM’s Pol Espargaro but concedes he continued to suffer in the low grip conditions for Ducati.

Full San Marino MotoGP race results at Misano

Andrea Dovizioso concedes Ducati remains off the pace of the front-runners but is keeping positive despite feeling his GP19’s strengths are being lost on the slippery Misano circuit.

Andrea Dovizioso says his full memory came back shortly after his heavy crash at the British MotoGP but he had to be reminded about what triggered his first-corner fall which left him angry at the result.

Marc Marquez says despite the frustration at losing two races in final-corner fights he knows he doesn’t need to take drastic action given his healthy MotoGP world championship lead.

With a maximum of 175 points left to fight for this season, very few predictions at the start of the 2019 MotoGP campaign would have said the riders’ title fight would be all-but finished heading to Misano but it now needs a monumental turnaround to stop Marc Marquez.

Andrea Dovizioso says he’s fully recovered from his heavy off at the British MotoGP three weeks ago ahead of the Misano round having feared “the consequences could have been much worse” after colliding with Fabio Quartararo’s Petronas Yamaha.

Diagnosed with concussion and multiple contusions after Sunday's big accident at the British MotoGP (pictured), Andrea Dovizioso was nonetheless back on track for this week's Misano test.

Andrea Dovizioso has been taken to hospital following his heavy collision with Fabio Quartararo on the opening lap of the British MotoGP for “further checks due to a severe blow to the head”.

Marc Marquez says his primary focus for the British MotoGP is to remain in front of main world title rival Andrea Dovizioso regardless of how the Silverstone race unfolds.

Full British MotoGP FP3 results at Silverstone

In a run which started in 2013, the British MotoGP has witnessed different winners every year coming into this weekend.

Andrea Dovizioso says his moral is “sky-high” following a much-needed victory last time out at the Austrian MotoGP as he prepares to attack at Silverstone in his bid to keep the title race alive.

The latest round-up of MotoGP gossip featuring Johann Zarco and Dani Pedorsa on the KTM rider situation, Valentino Rossi on Andrea Dovizioso plus Silverstone’s resurfacing ahead of the British round.

Ducati will supply four factory-specification bikes for the first time in its MotoGP history, which sporting director Paolo Ciabatti hopes will provide key competition between its riders alongside increased development.

Danilo Petrucci says he wants to hit the reset button following a frustrating pair of races after the summer break which has seen him slip off the pace of Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso.