With Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli finishing between 10th and 13th in the last two rounds, Monster Yamaha will approach this weekend’s Assen MotoGP ‘with a clean slate’.
Assen has posted the following message after MotoGP announced that this year's Dutch TT - plus the German and Finnish rounds - have been cancelled due to the coronavirus .
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.
Fabio Quartararo says the combination of crosswinds and taking the wrong line down the Assen back straight caused his Petronas Yamaha to suffer high-speed wobbles during the Dutch MotoGP as he took the blame for the problem.
Marc Marquez says he opted to give up fighting for victory at the Dutch MotoGP to maximise his advantage in the championship, while picking the soft rear tyre to steer clear of his direct title rivals at Assen.
Maverick Vinales believes he had winning potential at Assen from the last round in Catalunya and was thrilled to pull together a complete weekend to take his and Yamaha’s first MotoGP win of 2019.
Full Dutch MotoGP race results Maverick Vinales has secured an overdue Yamaha victory after seeing off Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo at the Dutch MotoGP.
Full Dutch MotoGP warm-up results Maverick Vinales has made his claim for victory at the Dutch MotoGP by topping morning warm-up by a useful margin over a resurgent Andrea Dovizioso on the Ducati.
Maverick Vinales concedes he’s struggling to understand why his form and pace changes dramatically compared to Monster Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi as he qualifies on the front row at Assen with the Italian rider down in 14 th place.
Alex Rins believes he’s solved his qualifying problems on the Suzuki as he secures just his second front row start in MotoGP with third place at Assen.
After completing the first part of a potentially-perfect race weekend at Assen with pole position, Fabio Quartararo concedes the second part could be decided on an all-important tyre pick with his Petronas Yamaha for the Dutch MotoGP.
Full qualifying results for the Dutch MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has bolted to his second consecutive MotoGP pole position by destroying his own new lap record at Assen ahead of Maverick Vinales
Full FP3 times at the Dutch MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has laid down a marker by setting the fastest ever MotoGP lap at Assen at the end of FP3 to claim top spot for Petronas Yamaha, while Valent
Andrea Dovizioso says Ducati will concentrate on improving its tyre wear ahead of the Dutch MotoGP having seen it as “the decisive factor” in last year’s race after feeling content with his speed following Friday practice at Assen.
Fabio Quartararo has described Assen as the toughest MotoGP circuit he’s ridden so far in his rookie campaign having undergone arm pump surgery last month with this track in mind.
Andrea Iannone says sticking to his working process with Aprilia is beginning to pay off as the Italian rider climbed up the order into the top six on Friday practice at Assen.
Full FP2 results at the Dutch MotoGP Maverick Vinales has swapped spots on the timesheet with Fabio Quartararo to top the second practice session at Assen ahead of the Dutch MotoGP as Yamaha c
Jorge Lorenzo will miss the Dutch TT MotoGP round for Repsol Honda following his heavy opening practice crash. The Spanish rider suffered a low-side off midway through FP1 at Assen, going down at Turn 7, and was thrown into a violent tumble through the gravel trap.
Jorge Lorenzo has been taken to hospital for further checks following his heavy off during the opening free practice session at Assen ahead of the Dutch MotoGP.
Full FP1 results at the Dutch MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has continued his starring role in his rookie MotoGP campaign by topping the opening practice at Assen having beaten long-time session lea
Alex Rins believes Assen remains a strong track for both his Suzuki squad and its Yamaha rivals due to the circuit characteristics as he revisits a track which provided him with a breakthrough race 12 months ago.