MotoGP title runner-up Franco Morbidelli says it's too close to call in terms of a favourite for the Qatar season opener; 'Everyone is improving... At the moment it looks like it's a Yamaha-Ducati-Suzuki battle'
Jack Miller talks about being considered a favourite for the MotoGP title after his impressive Qatar test, and his feeling with the rear tyre compared to last year.
Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna chose not to pour fuel on the fire when given the opportunity to respond to recent criticism by Andrea Dovizioso over his Ducati exit.
Johann Zarco gave a standout performance at a wet Ricardo Tormo after more rain fell overnight to finish the session top, but Jack Miller’s Friday best remained unbeaten after FP3 for the European MotoGP round at Valencia.
Jack Miller lead the way as the track formed a dry line to top the European MotoGP FP2 session at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The Pramac Racing rider looked race ready, an early highlight of his session a supremely tight pass inside Maverick Vinales to move into first.
Jack Miller impressed in the wet as he confidently rode his Ducati around Valencia in the first of two races at the Ricardo Tormo circuit to top FP1 ahead of the European MotoGP round.
Jack Miller's Teruel MotoGP race lasted less than two corners when he was hit from behind by rookie Brad Binder, sending them both tumbling through the gravel.
Brad Binder will need to serve a Long Lap penalty during the forthcoming Valencia MotoGP race, as punishment for a collision with Jack Miller on the opening lap of Sunday's Aragon Grand Prix
The end of Qualifying 1 at the Aragon MotoGP saw a furious Andrea Dovizioso throw his gloves across the Ducati garage before storming out in frustration.
MotoGP world championship leader Fabio Quartararo finished Friday at the Aragon Grand Prix with a sore hip, but in a competitive second on the timesheets between fellow Yamaha riders Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli.
Ducati has never won the French MotoGP at Le Mans but its riders finished second, third and fourth last season - and the only person to beat them, reigning champion Marc Marquez, won't be present this weekend.
Jack Miller started and finished as the top Ducati rider in Sunday's Catalunya MotoGP, albeit with a podium place just out of reach. The Pramac rider broke into the all-Yamaha front row at the start of the race, climbing from fourth to second behind pole man Franco Morbidelli.
Francesco Bagnaia now doubts that a discarded tear-off was to blame for his fall while leading last Sunday's Emilia Romagna MotoGP. But the Italian still wants the issue discussed in the riders' Safety Commission meeting after a tear-off ruined the race of his team-mate Jack Miller.
Officially, Ducati Corse has still only signed one rider for the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, with Jack Miller confirmed as moving from Pramac to the factory team.
Ever since MotoGP's TV graphics began broadcasting some live heart-rate data in 2019, Maverick Vinales has been significantly lower than the other riders.
With four different winners from the opening five races, and reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez ruled out of contention, the 2020 title race looks wide open.
MotoGP rookie Brad Binder said he 'cannot think of anything more scary as a rider' than the kind of high-speed brake failure experienced by Maverick Vinales in Sunday's Styrian Grand Prix,
Miller leads a slow-moving Free Practice 2, held in mixed wet-dry conditions, at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. A downpour before the session soaked the Turn 3-4 area, keeping most riders in the pits until the final five minutes when the track was finally dry enough for slicks.
The bumpy low-grip Brno track was one of the main talking points during the opening day of the Czech Republic MotoGP. While most MotoGP circuits are resurfaced every 7-8 years, Brno hasn't been changed since 2008.
A loss of feeling in his hand stalled Jack Miller's podium attack in the Jerez season-opener, but a loss of front grip would have even greater consequences in Sunday's Andalucia race.