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On pole in Qatar and outwardly confident in the new M1, Maverick Vinales - as so many times in recent seasons - lost ground on the opening lap of the race and never recovered.

Valentino Rossi hopes MotoGP won't face a repeat of last year's patchy track conditions in Argentina this weekend, as the Monster Yamaha rider chases his first podium of the season.

Petronas Yamaha SRT riders Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo both left Qatar feeling short-changed by the outcome of the opening 2019 race.

Valentino Rossi believes Suzuki has managed the biggest gains over the winter following its display at the 2019 MotoGP opener in Qatar which put more riders between him and the podium following Yamaha’s ongoing problems.

Full race results from Thailand Jules Cluzel has claimed victory in Thailand to dr

Full race results for the second round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Buriram, Thailand. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R6 17 laps 2. Randy Krummenacher SUI Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 +0.939s

Full warm-up three results for the second round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Buriram, Thailand. 1. Randy Krummenacher SUI Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 37.463s 2. Jules Cluzel FRA GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 37.614s

Full qualifying results from Thailand WorldSSP Jules Cluzel has taken

Full free practice three results for the second round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Buriram, Thailand. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 36.826s 2. Randy Krummenacher SUI Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 36.855s

Full free practice three results for the second round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Buriram, Thailand. 1. Federico Caricasulo ITA Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 37.556s

Full free practice one results for the second round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Buriram, Thailand. 1. Federico Caricasulo ITA Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 37.923s

Maverick Viñales explained his subdued showing in Sunday’s enthralling MotoGP opener in Qatar, citing an inability to run his normal racing lines that carried him to pole position the day before, due to faster machines running ahead.

- Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is “constantly inspired” by multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi as he enjoyed a trip to the Qatar GP (Twitter) 

Valentino Rossi fears Yamaha has made minimal improvements to the performance problems with rear grip and traction which hampered its 2018 MotoGP campaign after suffering with familiar issues at the 2019 opener in Qatar.

Valentino Rossi says he wasn’t able to discover a solution to his front tyre degradation issues with his Monster Yamaha team as he toiled to 14 th place in qualifying and fears for a tough 2019 MotoGP opener in Qatar.

MotoGP debutant Fabio Quartararo had more eyes on him than special guest five-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton in the Petronas Yamaha garage after bolting to fifth place in qualifying in Qatar.

Full qualifying results at the Qatar MotoGP Maverick Vinales has laid down a marker to his MotoGP rivals by taking the first pole position of the season ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marq

Maverick Viñales has hailed the impact of new crew chief Esteban Garcia, saying he now finds it easier to maintain a degree of calm and perspective throughout a MotoGP race weekend.

After topping the opening practice session of the new MotoGP season, Valentino Rossi’s start to 2019 hit the buffers in the second session as he dropped to 17 th place on the times struggling with a front tyre issue.

On paper, Fabio Quartararo is the least qualified of the 2019 MotoGP rookies, with only a single grand prix victory from four podiums in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes.

MotoGP FP1 results from Qatar  Valentino Rossi has topped the opening practice session of the 2019 MotoGP season edging out Repsol Honda duo Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez.

40-year-old Rossi starts his 24th grand prix season in perfect style by being fastest during MotoGP Free Practice 1 in Qatar, ahead of Lorenzo and Marquez. FP2 takes place this evening, under the floodlights.

Valentino Rossi may be preparing to start his 24 th grand prix season, but even he isn't sure who looks strongest - or how much better his Yamaha will perform -heading into this weekend's Qatar season-opener.

Maverick Vinales begins the new MotoGP season having been the fastest rider in the recent test at the same Qatar circuit, prior to which he also set an enviable race pace at Sepang.