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Cal Crutchlow is searching for solutions to his ongoing turning troubles with his LCR Honda having felt he is able to be consistent but off the pace of the front-runners at Sepang.

Johann Zarco believes he must put the LCR Honda into the top seven to prove that he can still compete at the front of MotoGP.

Andrea Dovizioso concedes the performance gap between MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez to himself and the rest of the grid ‘is ridiculous and it is too much’ but remains faithful of closing the deficit ahead of 2020.

Marc Marquez says he’ll continue to assess his rivals’ pace to plot his victory charge at the Malaysian MotoGP, as he shrugs off a potentially record-breaking weekend.

Marc Marquez will have his first opportunity to break yet another MotoGP record in Malaysia as he moves within reach of the all-time highest points tally scored across a single season.

Jorge Lorenzo is optimistic he can return to his performance level displayed at the Japanese round in Malaysia this weekend after enduring a nightmare outing at Phillip Island.

With the second leg of the MotoGP triple-header complete, the latest round of rider ratings sees Marc Marquez joined by some surprise names at the top of the scores.

Johann Zarco has revealed Honda bosses’ instructions prior to his MotoGP debut for the factory were simply “take this race and enjoy it,” rather than focussing on any “illusions” about securing a seat with them for 2020.

The numbers don’t lie: Jorge Lorenzo felt his performance at Phillip Island was the worst of a deeply troubled 2019 campaign, as he finished last and a colossal 66 seconds behind team-mate and race winner Marc Marquez.

Marquez wins a showdown with Vinales for victory in the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island, which ended when the Yamaha rider fell on the final lap.

Cal Crutchlow has banished some demons by taking a podium result 12 months on from his career-threatening crash at Phillip Island.

Marc Marquez is adamant Maverick Vinales had the stronger race pace at the Australian MotoGP and had to use his strategy to get the better of the Monster Yamaha rider to clinch victory at Phillip Island.

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Johann Zarco has described the conditions that led to Miguel Oliveira’s horror crash at Phillip Island on Saturday, saying the wind was totally unpredictable. “You cannot really know why it will come and when,” he said.

Cal Crutchlow felt Miguel Oliveira’s terrifying turn one crash in MotoGP FP4 was sufficient evidence to prove conditions were no longer suitable for qualifying at Phillip Island, saying riders “would’ve all looked like idiots” if they had continued and another incident occurred.

While Alex Rins felt riding on his own in the strong winds at Phillip Island was possible, he fears if the conditions remain the same it will too dangerous for the Australian Grand Prix with riders grouped together.

Marc Marquez feels there was a possibility to complete qualifying despite the strong winds at Phillip Island but accepts with safety concerns in mind it was a sensible call.

Marcos Ramirez sits on pole for the first time ahead of the Moto3 Australian Grand Prix as the title rivals fought for position on track together behind him.

After having a front row seat to Marc Marquez’s latest wonder save, Danilo Petrucci gave his account of the incident while he was almost as equally impressed by his pace during the special session at Phillip Island.

Repsol Honda team-mates Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo came close to disaster at the end of Free Practice 2 for the Australian MotoGP.

He may have felt “like a rookie … restarting at [185mph]” in the morning, but Johann Zarco was buoyed by the potential of the LRC Honda after making his debut on the '18 spec RC213V at Phillip Island on Friday.

Johann Zarco has explained his decision to accept a stand in slot at LCR Honda for the final three MotoGP races of 2019 over a testing role with Yamaha, reasoning, “I want to be a top rider… Top riders need to race.”

Jorge Lorenzo was left incredulous by the latest round of rumours on his future, claiming they are “completely false” and this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island “is just a normal race.”

Marc Marquez expects Johann Zarco to use his three-race LCR Honda outing to demonstrate his ability to the MotoGP paddock after his nightmare split at Red Bull KTM but fears it will be difficult for the French rider.