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Marc Marquez has shrugged off missing out on victory at the Austrian MotoGP and completing a perfect record of winning at every race on the current calendar.

Andrea Dovizioso says he won’t give up on the 2019 MotoGP world title following victory at the Austrian round but explains why he feels it remains an extremely tough task for Ducati.

Marc Marquez says Andrea Dovizioso “was playing with me” as part of the Italian’s race strategy in the battle for victory at the Austrian MotoGP.

Fabio Quartararo says his MotoGP education continues at a rapid rate thanks to a podium at what he anticipated to be his toughest round on the calendar at the Red Bull Ring.

Andrea Dovizioso says he never intended to take his battle for victory at the Austrian MotoGP down to the final corner and conceded it was an all-or-nothing attack against Marc Marquez.

Dovizioso wins the Austrian MotoGP after a brilliant last-corner pass on Marquez!

Full Austrian MotoGP race results

Andrea Dovizioso says Marc Marquez continues to produce “something special” in qualifying for his record-breaking Austrian MotoGP pole position but after securing his goal of the front row the Ducati rider anticipates a much closer battle in the race.

Full qualifying results for the Austrian MotoGP

Dovizioso leads opening practice for the Austrian MotoGP after fitting a few soft rear at the end of the session. Marquez had been fastest before the late push on new tyres, the Honda rider again one of the few to stick with used (medium) rubber at the end of FP1.

Dovizioso leads a dry warm-up for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno, as riders test as many tyre combinations as possible to make up for the wet conditions on Saturday.

Dovizioso and Ducati snatch the top spot at the end of Free Practice 1 for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno.

Full Czech Republic MotoGP FP1 results from Brno

For Ducati to have a glimmer of hope of applying title pressure on Marc Marquez, they realistically need a repeat last year's defeat of the Honda rider in the next two MotoGP rounds at Brno and Red Bull Ring.

Assen and especially Sachsenring, where Honda's MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has now won for ten seasons in a row, were always expected to be problem circuits for Ducati.

Marc Marquez holds a 58-point lead in the MotoGP riders’ standings following his dominant victory at Sachsenring heading into the summer break and also tops the Rider Ratings averages with an impressive score of 8.77.

Marc Marquez feels he has breathing space in the MotoGP world championship fight after pulling out a 58-point advantage over nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso, while he sees Yamaha duo Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo as “the guys to beat at the moment”.

Marc Marquez says he isn’t focusing on maintaining his perfect run of results at Sachsenring if it risks his MotoGP world championship lead despite dominating again at the German track.

Full qualifying results for the German MotoGP Marc Marquez has clinched his 10th consecutive pole position at Sachsenring defending a gap to Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Vinales, as his chie

Full FP3 results at the German MotoGP Marc Marquez has retained top spot in FP3 at the German MotoGP as his chief title rival Andrea Dovizioso couldn’t keep a top 10 spot and heads into Q1 of

Marc Marquez says he has to be wary of his rivals despite his flawless German MotoGP record at Sachsenring after pointing out he was the only Honda rider to finish at the sharp-end 12 months ago.

Andrea Dovizioso is bracing for another tough track for Ducati at this weekend’s German MotoGP as he sees Sachsenring as a circuit which suits both chief title rival Marc Marquez plus the Yamaha and Suzuki riders.

Marc Marquez might be leaving Assen with the runner-up trophy tucked under his arm, but it is very much mission accomplished by the reigning MotoGP world champion as he makes the 2019 crown look a definite fit.

The Ducati and Suzuki are two of the most contrasting machines on the MotoGP grid. While the Desmosedici is famed for its stop-and-go performance, the Italian factory has long battled with turning difficulties.