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Valentino Rossi began race day at his home Misano round hoping to fight for the podium after a competitive pace in Saturday's final practice.

There was little joy to be found in Johann Zarco’s Sunday afternoon at Misano as the Frenchman encountered familiar issues with acceleration while struggling to a disappointing tenth place finish.

Maverick Vinales says Movistar Yamaha breakthroughs from last month’s Misano test on its electronics package has restored confidence with the YZR-M1 but accepts the team will have limitations with its current engine for the rest of the season.

MotoGP FP4 may have brought about a significant improvement with the feel of his Yamaha M1, but Valentino Rossi is still chasing “two tenths” to conjure up a podium charge at his home grand prix at Misano.

Vinales sets the fastest lap time during a closely matched (and sunny) final practice at the San Marino MotoGP. Qualifying 1, for those outside the top ten after third free practice, will now get underway.

Valentino Rossi and Movistar Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales have welcomed the news that 2017 MotoGP podium finisher Jonas Folger is to become the factory's new European test rider .

Friday’s on-track action at Misano confirmed enjoyment had returned to Maverick Viñales’ riding as he ended the first day of MotoGP free practice with the fourth quickest time, leading to to a belief that a podium on Sunday is well within reach.

Maverick Viñales believes a small set-up change at a private test has allowed him to re-find the feeling that has been missing through most of 2018, and is hopeful he can continue his recent resurgence at the 13 th MotoGP round of the year.

Josh Brookes says given the ‘disappointing’ progress to his 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship his sole focus remains on victories between now and the end of the season while he won’t consider a conservative approach to reach the top six spots at Silverstone.

The Christophe Guyot-run GMT94 Yamaha squad will make its full-time return to the World Supersport grid from this month’s Portuguese round before a full 2019 campaign.

Johann Zarco says he will continue to target the top five at Misano but concedes missing out on the recent test at the Italian track may hamper his efforts for Monster Yamaha Tech 3.

The downpour hasn’t arrived… Yet. The MotoGP field had the chance to run the Silverstone circuit in the dry on Sunday morning before the expected deluge arrives, with Maverick Viñales posting the fastest time of the 20-minute session.

Yamaha's Lin Jarvis has revealed the rider for the factory's new 2019 European MotoGP test team "won't be English".

For the first time in MotoGP, Yamaha is to supply factory-spec M1s to a satellite team next season.

Maverick Vinales has been given a timely confidence boost from Friday practice at Silverstone after rediscovering a positive feeling with his Movistar Yamaha which translated from the recent Misano test.

Valentino Rossi feels his Movistar Yamaha squad’s ‘small modifications’ to its electronics set-up has been a sure step forward to add substance to the team's Silverstone resurgence.

Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo have both been officially presented as the riders for the new Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing team which will enter MotoGP from next year.

Full MotoGP FP1 results from Silverstone

Valentino Rossi has revealed the factory Yamaha squad has delayed its new engine specification after not testing it at Misano last weekend ahead of the British MotoGP.

Valentino Rossi heads for this weekend's British MotoGP having spent a day of private testing at Misano on Sunday.

Maverick Vinales returns to the scene of his memorable first MotoGP victory at Silverstone this weekend. The Spaniard's dominant performance at the 2016 event was also Suzuki's first (and so far only) MotoGP victory since 2007.

After a difficult Austrian MotoGP for Johann Zarco and his fellow Yamaha riders at the Red Bull Ring, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider is eager to continue the team’s work to rediscover his pace at Silverstone.

Johann Zarco feels he’s on track to return to his sparkling form from the start of 2018 despite struggling for front-running pace with his Monster Yamaha Tech3 in Austria.

Maverick Vinales has left the Austrian MotoGP short of answers following the ongoing frustrations he’s enduring with his Movistar Yamaha as be struggled to a lowly 12 th place at the Red Bull Ring.