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.
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.
Patricio O’Ward will contest the remainder of the 2019 Super Formula championship for Mugen Honda, taking over from Dan Ticktum who has been ousted by Red Bull.
Cal Crutchlow has labelled his current predicament “worrying” after the Englishman continued to struggle for front-end feel with the 2019 Honda RC213V and said his 17 th place in FP4 “is the reality at the moment.”
AmD Tuning's Sam Tordoff makes the most of a 'smooth Saturday' to secure his second British Touring Car Championship front-row qualifying result of 2019 after setting the second fastest time at Oulton Park.
Xavi Fores will start on a Bennetts British Superbike Championship pole position for the first time in his career after keeping his cool in treacherous weather conditions during qualifying at a stormy Knockhill.
Full Qualifying Results and Grid Positions for Round 5 of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill, Scotland Start delayed by 2 hours due to torrential rain conditions - Qualifying takes place over a single 40mins session
Dan Cammish maintains his strong start to the Oulton Park British Touring Car Championship weekend after topping the timesheets ahead of his Honda team mate Matt Neal in FP2.
Honda has confirmed Toro Rosso's Alexander Albon has taken a second fresh power unit ahead of final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, adding more parts to his season pool.
AmD's Sam Tordoff has set the pace during the opening British Touring Car Championship practice session of the weekend at Oulton Park after edging fellow Honda driver Dan Cammish in the dying seconds of FP1.
Alberto Puig has admitted Honda is “worried” by the repeated issues befalling Jorge Lorenzo but insisted the Japanese factory will continue to strive to make the Majorcan comfortable on the RC213V.
Just as Jorge Lorenzo seemed to be making tangible progress in his adaptation to the Honda, the triple MotoGP champion has been forced out of both this weekend's Dutch MotoGP and the following German round by injury.
Marc Marquez has said Friday’s events at Assen, which included a terrifying high-speed crash for team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, were the latest confirmation that Honda doesn’t “have the easiest bike on the grid.”
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.
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
Fresh from an impressive, if ill-fated, early performance in the Catalunya MotoGP race, Jorge Lorenzo is set to receive more new parts from Honda at this weekend's Assen round.
Takaaki Nakagami got his first taste of a 2019 factory MotoGP machine when he was invited to try the latest Honda at the Barcelona test. The Japanese, who has raced year-old RCVs during both seasons in the premier-class, completed 20 laps on LCR team-mate Cal Crutchlow's bike.
Marc Marquez says he will trial parts which he experimented with at the Catalan MotoGP test at Assen but won’t use the new fairing Jorge Lorenzo is expected to try out this weekend.
Marc Marquez may have taken a decisive victory at the Catalan MotoGP last time out to strengthen his championship lead but the Repsol Honda rider is taking little for granted as he’s wary of upcoming races where he fears he’ll need to be patient and pick his moments against his rivals.
Jorge Lorenzo's arrival at Repsol Honda 'forced' MotoGP champion Marc Marquez not to lower his standards and 'avoid falling into the trap of self-satisfaction', resulting in a 'devastating' message to his rivals.