UPDATE: Despite Petrucci's words (below), Ducati sporting director's Paolo Ciabatti says the swingarm wing is for cooling the rear tyre and not downforce generation, which the protesting teams claim is its main purpose...
The FIM MotoGP Stewards have rejected protests over Ducati’s new aerodynamic device on the rear swingarm used on the GP19, while an appeal process is still ongoing.
Jack Miller saw his 2019 MotoGP opener ended prematurely by a strange broken seat on his Pramac Ducati having felt confident of fighting for the podium in Qatar.
-Jorge Lorenzo expects Marc Marquez to be a tougher team-mate at Repsol Honda than his previous experiences sharing a garage with Valentino Rossi during his Yamaha days (GPOne.com)
Jack Miller and new recruit Francesco Bagnaia were on hand to unveil Alma Pramac Ducati’s 2019 MotoGP livery in Milan following the final pre-season test which concluded earlier this week in Qatar.
Jack Miller didn’t hide his approval of Ducati’s single-lap pace advantage at the end of the Sepang MotoGP test but concedes worries still remain about its long run speed against its rivals.
Jack Miller’s late time attack saw him jump to third place on the final timesheet on the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test despite a painful fall earlier in the day and is confident of “a lot more up my sleeve” with the Pramac Ducati GP19.
Of the four rookies in MotoGP this season, Joan Mir is the least experienced, with just a single year in Moto2 and total of three seasons in grand prix under his belt.
Jack Miller is relishing his upgraded role at Ducati, which sees the Australian join official riders Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci on the latest 2019 Desmosedici MotoGP machinery.
Ducati has revealed experimental parts for the GP19 with a new rear seat and swingarm torque bar debuted at the Jerez test but received mixed reviews from the factory riders.
The second day of the final MotoGP test of 2018 is underway at Jerez, Spain. Testing began at 10am, half an hour later than yesterday, and concludes at 6pm.
Jack Miller says stepping up to the Ducati GP19, having spent this season battling on the GP17, has been a busy adapting experience as “the changes are crazy” but feels ready to start pushing the limits of the bike on day two of the Valencia MotoGP test.
Jack Miller feels the initial Valencia race should have been red flagged five laps earlier given the worsening weather conditions and has called on changes from MotoGP race direction.
Jack Miller says Valencia track conditions were “night and day” wetter compared to Silverstone when the British MotoGP cancelled earlier this year but the track was much safer given the grip riders could find from the circuit surface.
Michelin may have brought an expanded line-up of four (stiffer) rear tyres to this weekend's inaugural Thailand MotoGP, but 'the only tyre we suggest for the race is the hard one'.
Starting from the MotoGP row for the first time since pole in Argentina, Jack Miller was behind only the factory Ducatis of Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso at the end of the opening race lap at Misano.
Jack Miller feels there has been no breakthrough moment in his turnaround in form for Pramac Ducati has he produced a surprise front row in qualifying at Misano.
Jack Miller was one of five MotoGP riders given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday. And having met the Prime Minister of Thailand earlier this year, Miller joked he's starting to feel a bit like an Australian diplomat!
After Jack Miller suffered another frustrating race to see his poor spell continue, the Pramac Ducati rider accepts it’s a case of working harder and gritting through it to return to his early-season form.
Dani Pedrosa’s biggest MotoGP rivals have paid tribute to the Spanish rider after he announced he will retire at the end of this season, with Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso explaining how learning from him improved both of their racing.