Marc Marquez might be leaving Assen with the runner-up trophy tucked under his arm, but it is very much mission accomplished by the reigning MotoGP world champion as he makes the 2019 crown look a definite fit.
Alex Rins is convinced he had the pace to battle Maverick Vinales for victory in Sunday's Dutch MotoGP round. But the Suzuki rider will never know after crashing out of the lead on lap 3.
Alex Rins believes he’s solved his qualifying problems on the Suzuki as he secures just his second front row start in MotoGP with third place at Assen.
Full qualifying results for the Dutch MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has bolted to his second consecutive MotoGP pole position by destroying his own new lap record at Assen ahead of Maverick Vinales
The top two riders in Q1 - Rins and KTM's Espargaro - now progress to the Q2 pole position shootout, where they will join the ten fastest riders after third practice. But Rossi misses out and will start Sunday's race from just 14th on the grid...
Jack Miller was given a graphic illustration of the contrast in cornering speed between the Ducati and Suzuki MotoGP machines during the recent Barcelona test.
Alex Rins believes Assen remains a strong track for both his Suzuki squad and its Yamaha rivals due to the circuit characteristics as he revisits a track which provided him with a breakthrough race 12 months ago.
Runner-up in last year's Assen race, Alex Rins returns to the Netherlands holding third in the world championship with five more podiums under his belt, including a debut MotoGP victory.
Dovizioso and Pirro lead Q1 and now progress to the Q2 pole position shootout at the Italian MotoGP - but Rins and Rossi both lose out. CLICK HERE for live updates…
Alex Rins says resolving Suzuki’s recent slump in qualifying will be key at the Italian MotoGP as he looks to bounce back from an underwhelming race at Le Mans.
When Alex Rins crossed the finish line at Le Mans, he didn't dwell on his worst MotoGP result of the season but instead pointed to the sky before stopping at a group of marshals and handing over his race helmet.
Andrea Dovizioso feels after the opening rounds of the current MotoGP campaign the championship fight remains “completely open” but remains confident as he feels Ducati has strength in its package for the upcoming races.
1-2 results in Austin and Jerez have put Alex Rins and Suzuki within one point of the MotoGP World Championship lead heading into this weekend's Le Mans round.
Suzuki became the fifth MotoGP factory to debut a swingarm attachment when the tyre cooling/downforce device was fitted to the GSX-RR of Alex Rins during Monday's post-race test at Jerez.
Marc Marquez says Alex Rins would always become a MotoGP world title contender with Suzuki but feels he has it easier with no pressure from expectations placed on him.
Alex Rins says having lost a gap to Marc Marquez by the time he reached second place he could only wait for a mistake like the one which handed him his maiden MotoGP victory last time out as he accepts his qualifying performances must improve.
Full Spanish MotoGP race results Marc Marquez has produced a ruthless performance to take victory at the Spanish MotoGP and regain the world championship lead from Andrea Dovizioso who just misse
Alex Rins says he didn’t use the soft Michelin tyres in a late lap attack during Friday practice as he preferred to focus on his own Suzuki programme heading into the Spanish MotoGP.
After a week of reflection following his maiden MotoGP win, Alex Rins says it was “crucial to avoid any mistakes” when under pressure from Valentino Rossi in the closing stages of the Americas race.
Maverick Vinales feels he could “easily ride” at the same pace of the front-runners at the Americas MotoGP despite his race being wrecked by a ride-through penalty for a jump start.