Franco Morbidelli starts MotoGP round two with a 'blank canvass' after last Sunday's mystery technical woes, happy with the speed of Yamaha's response after earlier doubts but knows 'I’m not the top of their list'.
Valentino Rossi and his team have been pouring over Yamaha data since a disappointing debut race for Petronas in Qatar last Sunday, will 'try to follow another way' in this weekend's second round.
Danilo Petrucci confident that injured shoulder will not hold him back in this weekend's Doha MotoGP, as he seeks to make up for opening lap exit on his Tech3 KTM debut.
Qatar MotoGP winner Maverick Vinales says he and new Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow 'have the same ideas, same kind of feeling on the bike, and this is fantastic'
Miguel Oliveira and KTM forced to settle for 13th place in the Qatar MotoGP season opener; 'It is not our free choice to use a soft tyre, we use it because we cannot use another one'
Fabio Quartararo's podium hopes disappear aftre a big drop in tyre grip on his Monster Yamaha debut at the Qatar MotoGP; 'When Maverick overtook me, he was just in another league. He had much more grip than us'.
The season-opening Qatar MotoGP proves a race to forget for Petronas Yamaha team-mates Valentino Rossi and Franco Morbidelli, who are struck by different problems on their way to 12th and 18th places.
Francesco Bagnaia seeking more drive grip from his factory Ducati and considering a change in race strategy after leading more laps than any other rider in Sunday's Qatar MotoGP.
Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia finish less than six-seconds from victory at the Qatar MotoGP season-opener; 'We showed that the pre-season was not a joke, that we are better than ever and able to fight with the top riders'
MotoGP champion Joan Mir regains the feeling with his Suzuki just in time for the Qatar race; 'After qualifying, I wanted to destroy everything. But now I can smile! Even if two Ducatis overtook me on the last straight!'