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Lap times as of 4pm during day 2 of the final 2021 MotoGP pre-season test at Losail in Qatar.

If a 'very difficult' day means sixth place, Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia could be in for a memorable MotoGP season.

Lap times as of 4pm during the opening day of the second and final 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test, at Losail.

Aprilia IN Competition Racing complete 2021 British Pirelli National Superstock line-up with Fraser Rogers and Ben Luxton. 

Past flashes of MotoGP pre-season form have fallen flat, but Aleix Espargaro insists the scorching Qatar performance of the 2021 Aprilia was no desert mirage: 'We deserve to dream because this bike works good. We are competitive.'

Lap times at the end of the final day of the opening 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test, at Losail.

Lap times as of 8pm during the final day of the opening 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test, at Losail.

'I am happy to finish P1' - Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia enjoy perfect start to MotoGP testing in Qatar, as the Spanish rider took the updated RS-GP bike to a time of 1m 54.687s, which is quicker than the race lap-record set by Jorge Lorenzo. 

Final lap times from day one of the Official 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test, at Losail.

Lap times as of 8pm during day one of the Official 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test, at Losail.

Aprilia feels its MotoGP rivals are finally within reach heading into the 2021 season; 'we shouldn't have any real weak point'.

Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola says giving MotoGP race seat to Lorenzo Savadori was down to 'company reasons', but hopes Bradley Smith will decide to remain as their test and wild-card rider. Confirms Andrea Iannone cannot be a test rider.

Aprilia weighing-up Satellite team alongside move to its own Factory MotoGP grid places for 2022.

Aprilia officially presents its 2021 RS-GP MotoGP machine, confirms Lorenzo Savadori has been chosen over Bradley Smith as team-mate to Aleix Espargaro.

Not often does a rider turn down the opportunity to join a MotoGP team, but Marco Bezzecchi did just that as he looks to win the Moto2 title in 2021.

MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini has died in hospital following a lengthy battle against Covid-related complications.

'HRC would like to thank Fausto for his years of collaboration as a rider, a team owner, a partner and as a competitor.'

The latest official update on the condition of MotoGP team principal Fausto Gresini paints a worrying picture, with his 'clinical picture critical' after 'complications'.

Aprilia opened its 2021 MotoGP track activities with a three-day private test at Jerez, where Aleix Espargaro and Lorenzo Savadori continued development work on the revised RS-GP.

Fausto Gresini's ongoing battle against 'severe respiratory failure due to the complications of Covid' has seen the MotoGP team manager overcome a 'complicated' week and return to a more 'stable' condition.

UPDATE: Bradley Smith's manager Bob Moore has told Crash.net they are still in discussions with Aprilia...

The cancellation of the Sepang MotoGP tests meant Cal Crutchlow's return to Yamaha, and debut as a Factory test rider, has been pushed back until the remaining official tests in Qatar.

MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini is continuing to make slow progress in his recovery from Covid-related respiratory problems.

The 2021 MotoGP World Championship is looming but which riders head into the new season knowing they have something more to prove...