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Aprilia and Ducati continued their Silverstone domination by claiming five of the top six positions, but here’s why some of the biggest names still managed to shock us during qualifying for the British MotoGP.

Aleix Espargaro narrowly misses out on setting a new Silverstone MotoGP lap record after topping FP3 ahead of Jorge Martin. 

Fabio Quartararo claims the Silverstone Long Lap loop is ‘quite dangerous’ and that he hopes not to be forced to take it on the opening lap of Sunday’s British MotoGP.

Despite Suzuki officially leaving MotoGP at the end of 2022, Joan Mir believes backing from the Japanese manufacturer remains the same as before.

Fabio Quartararo gets the better of his main title rivals after setting the only sub 1m 59s lap of the day during FP2 for the British MotoGP at Silverstone.

Johann Zarco bounced back from an early crash at turn seven to top the opening British MotoGP practice session ahead of Francesco Bagnaia, who also crashed at turn four.

While Fabio Quartararo will need to overcome a Long Lap penalty in he’s to secure a second consecutive British MotoGP victory, Aleix Espargaro, Alex Rins and Francesco Bagnaia have come to the series leader’s defence, claiming his penalty from Assen is ‘difficult to understand’.

Four-time WorldSBK champion Carl Fogarty is unconvinced MotoGP has a ‘superstar rider’, after stating technology has made the bikes ‘all the bloody same’.

Andrea Dovizioso will officially retire from MotoGP after this year’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano and will be replaced by Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow.

MotoGP series leader Fabio Quartararo is aiming for a second consecutive Silverstone win despite needing to serve a Long Lap penalty in Sunday’s race which has only fuelled the Frenchman’s fire.

Suzuki MotoGP test rider Sylvain Guintoli has confirmed discussions to return to WorldSBK are taking place, as are negotiations to remain in the Endurance World Championship.

Made available for auction just two days after the Race of Champions concluded, Ducati has announced that every Panigale V4 S that was used in the eight-lap race was sold out within hours.

In the midst of his worst season in MotoGP since making his debut in 2018 aboard an unfavoured Marc VDS Honda, Franco Morbidelli has been the subject of heavy criticism so far in 2022. 

Aleix Espargaro and Fabio Quartararo - those are the sure-fire names, but who else makes Crash.net’s list of most impressive MotoGP riders of 2022 at the mid-season stage.

Francesco Bagnaia is adamant that MotoGP does not find itself in a situation where racing is being affected by aerodynamic advances.

Reigning MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo could be set for an end-of-season F1 test with Mercedes, according to Sky Sports.

“I think this is the first time in motorcycle racing history where every bike can challenge for a podium” - James Toseland believes MotoGP is the best it’s ever been in 2022, thus making a successful move across for any WorldSBK rider harder than ever.

Isn’t hindsight a wonderful thing? That's surely what WorldSBK rookie Iker Lecuona was thinking after his two-year stint in MotoGP came to an end last year?

With one Suzuki rider already through the door at Honda, will 2020 MotoGP champion Joan Mir be next to follow?

It’s now official, three-time MotoGP race winner Alex Rins will join LCR Honda at the end of this season after signing a two-year deal.

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has been cleared to enter the next stage of his recovery following a positive six-week check-up.

Suzuki and Dorna have officially agreed to terminate the Japanese manufacturer’s participation in MotoGP from 2023 onwards.

Despite taking pole position in Le Mans and victory in Mugello, Moto2 rookie Pedro Acosta has claimed the transition from Moto3 to the intermediate class ‘hasn’t been easy, nor would it be fun if it was’.

After racing against the legend that is Valentino Rossi - on circuits he had no prior experience on - former two-time WorldSBK champion James Toseland details the challenges he and any current WorldSBK rider could face if they switched to MotoGP.