Jorge Lorenzo revealed he also had a scare on entry to Turn 7 during Friday's MotoGP practice at Buriram in Thailand, the place where team-mate Marc Marquez suffered his big accident.
Maverick Vinales believes the Thailand MotoGP circuit characteristics are aiding Yamaha’s weaknesses in top speed but concedes it remains a point where he will struggle against rival manufacturers.
Marc Marquez will try to continue the Thai MotoGP weekend, where he has a chance to wrap-up an eighth world championship, after a massive morning highside required a trip to hospital.
Jorge Lorenzo has hailed the 'huge' number of titles achieved by Repsol Honda team-mate Marc Marquez, who now stands on the verge of winning his eighth world championship.
Valentino Rossi concedes Marc Marquez has produced “very close to the perfect season” in 2019 as he moves to the cusp of clinching the MotoGP world championship.
Andrea Dovizioso says the gap to Marc Marquez since the Catalan MotoGP became too big to bridge in the riders’ championship and concedes the Repsol Honda rider’s current consistency has denied him the chance to fight back.
Marc Marquez feels his 2019 MotoGP season could match his dominant 2014 campaign in terms of achievements as he feels the competition level his much higher this year.
Red Bull chief engineer Paul Monaghan has dismissed the idea the team deliberately took on extra power unit parts in order to avoid penalties for the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix which represents Red Bull’s first home race with engine partners Honda.
Dan Cammish will continue to race for the Team Dynamics Honda squad for the next two years after agreeing a new deal with the multiple British Touring Car Championship winning race team.
After a short break following the Aragon round, MotoGP begins the flyaway races in Asia starting with in Thailand where Marc Marquez has his first opportunity to seal the 2019 world title.
Here is the latest round-up of MotoGP gossip starting with Jorge Lorenzo assessing his current situation with Repsol Honda following a tough start to his first year with the team.
Despite moving up to second in the British Touring Car Championship points standings, Honda driver Dan Cammish admits to leaving Silverstone ‘disappointed’ following a controversial penultimate weekend of the season.
Jorge Lorenzo is eager to bounce back from a disappointing showing at the Aragon MotoGP in Thailand as he hopes to rediscover the stronger pace he displayed in practice at the Spanish track.
Following his dominant victory at the Argon MotoGP last time out, Marc Marquez has moved to within touching distance of the 2019 riders’ world championship with five rounds to go.
Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali has hit back at Alvaro Bautista following his move to Honda and says the Italian manufacturer offered him a seven-figure two-year deal which he turned down.
Red Bull Formula 1 drivers Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon are set to take grid drops for this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, with Honda introducing new power unit elements.
Alvaro Bautista says feeling “like an important person in this project” became a key reason behind switching to the new HRC factory World Superbike effort for 2020 after splitting with Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
Without a top ten before his Assen back injuries, Jorge Lorenzo's Repsol Honda results have taken a step down since his return, with a best finish of 14th place and 46-seconds from victory.
Jorge Lorenzo has acknowledged Honda is likely to primarily follow the development requests of lead rider Marc Marquez over the winter months of 2019 and ’20, but stated the factory has the potential to “satisfy both riders”
Honda has confirmed Alvaro Bautista will join its official factory team for the 2020 World Superbike championship, having already been dropped from the factory Ducati squad after one season.
After a nightmare weekend at Misano, Cal Crutchlow returned to the MotoGP top-six at Aragon on Sunday. The LCR Honda rider worked his way gradually forwards from eighth to finish in sixth place, five-seconds from the podium.