Jack Miller set a faster Qatar race lap than Pramac Ducati team-mate Danilo Petrucci, on the latest GP18, but the Australian finished five places lower, in tenth, after over-stressing his front tyre.
Danilo Petrucci knows he will be leaving the Pramac team at the end of the 2018 MotoGP season , but that doesn't automatically mean he is out of Ducati.
Danilo Petrucci is one of the funniest riders in MotoGP and he was as witty as ever when discussing his sweat and weight issues during the scorching test sessions in Malaysia and Thailand… Does he use a Camel Back drink system?
An exclusive interview with Alma Pramac Ducati's Danilo Petrucci, conducted in a sweltering pit garage at Sepang on the final evening of the opening 2018 MotoGP test.
Jack Miller's crew chief Cristhian Pupulin and Pramac Ducati team-mate Danilo Petrucci's right-hand-man Daniele Romagnoli have given their assessment of the first MotoGP test of 2018, at Sepang.
Danilo Petrucci starts preparations for the 2018 MotoGP season at Sepang on Sunday already knowing he will leave the Pramac team at the end of the season.
Scott Redding and the Aprilia RS-GP MotoGP machine will both be attempting some winter weight loss. While the Englishman already looks like he doesn't have an ounce to spare, at 1m 85cm he will take over from Loris Baz as the tallest rider on the MotoGP grid next year.
Danilo Petrucci spent most of his final MotoGP test of 2017 trying to replicate the tyre-friendly brake-and-throttle technique of factory Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo.
Pramac riders Scott Redding and Danilo Petrucci both faced questions about possible Ducati team orders on Thursday at the Valencia MotoGP season finale.
Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo closes gap at top of championship to seven points with victory at Catalunya, Pedrosa holds on for runner-up spot after late Marquez charge