Rivals were impressed but not surprised to see Dani Pedrosa fighting at the front on day one of his wild-card entry for the Spanish MotoGP, his first competitive event at Jerez since 2018.
Jack Miller may have suffered the most crashes in a single race weekend of his entire MotoGP career at COTA, however the KTM rider remains in love with his RC16.
Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the lead, and a total of nine riders failed to finish the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas. Here are their frustrations and explanations…
MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia will start the Sprint race and Grand Prix of America from pole after setting the first-ever sub 2m 2s lap around the Texan circuit
Jorge Martin takes top spot for Ducati in Practice 2 at the American MotoGP, while championship leader Marco Bezzecchi will need to advance through Q1 after losing out on a top ten spot to Brad Binder.
Luca Marini has claimed top spot in the opening MotoGP practice at COTA, although championship leader and teammate Marco Bezzecchi finished outside the top ten after suffering a late fall.
After seeing teammate Brad Binder take a shock Sprint race win in Argentina, could Jack Miller do something similar at a MotoGP circuit he calls ‘one of my favourites’.
Following an injury-hit Argentina MotoGP round, three riders will again be missing while another two have travelled to the US as they inch closer to a return.
Alex Marquez will lead an all Ducati 1-2-3 off the line in today's MotoGP Sprint race after advancing through Q1 and securing a maiden premier class pole.
While the saga of when, or if, Marc Marquez will serve his double long lap penalty from Portimao rumbles on, MotoGP riders hope there will be more clarity and consistency in future.