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Jack Miller goes into the MotoGP season opener this Sunday as one of the race favourites after his impressive factory team debut in testing. 

Franco Morbidelli believes podium fight is a realistic aim at this weekend's 2021 Qatar MotoGP season-opener.

Valentino Rossi confident heading into the season-opening Qatar MotoGP; 'A lot of riders on different bikes that are also strong, but we’re definitely in the pack. Our race pace looks good'.

MotoGP title runner-up Franco Morbidelli says it's too close to call in terms of a favourite for the Qatar season opener; 'Everyone is improving... At the moment it looks like it's a Yamaha-Ducati-Suzuki battle'

Toprak Razgatlioglu continues what he started on day one, as he tops a red-flag intrupted morning session of World Superbike testing in Misano. 

'Today was a little shakedown to understand a few things' - Scott Redding continued his preparations for the 2021 World Superbike season at Misano, finishing day one of the two-day test in second place.

Day one of the WorldSBK test at Misano is underway with Toprak Razgatlioglu leading the early session for Pata Yamaha ahead of Scott Redding. 

Factory Ducati team end five days of MotoGP testing in Qatar as a hot favorite for victory come the season opener on March 28, and Francesco Bagnaia is one of the reasons why. 

Fabio Quartararo looks ahead to opening MotoGP Qatar race and why the speed of Ducati worries him after completing five productive test days with his new Monster Energy Yamaha team. 

Several teams and riders from both WorldSBK and WorldSSP will continue their 2021 season preparations with a two day test in Misano starting tomorrow. 

Yamaha test rider Kohta Nozane completes six intense days of MotoGP testing in Qatar, ahead of his 2021 World Superbike debut. 

Franco Morbidelli seeking to react quickly to changing track conditions during the 2021 MotoGP season by creating 'a menu of settings and moves that we can do'.

'Clever' development work from Yamaha plus a 'beautiful' feeling with this new Petronas team means Valentino Rossi finishes MotoGP pre-season testing in Qatar a happy man.

'How I'm really able to let the brakes off and let the bike really roll and carry some decent corner speed', - Jack Miller feeling at one with factory Ducati bike after pre-season MotoGP testing comes to a finish. 

Fabio Quartararo completes five days of MotoGP testing at Qatar in brilliant form, and heads into the opening round on March 28 a clear favorite. 

'The behaviour of the bike is really nice, it is handling really well', - Maverick Vinales ends final day of 2021 MotoGP testing early due to windy conditions, but feels the 2021 bike is ready to fight. 

Danilo Petrucci - 'Trying to maximize the speed inside the corner', to make up for weaker areas of the RC16 around the Losail International Circuit. Italian concludes day four of MotoGP testing in P19 for Tech 3 KTM team. 

'It was good to get through a day without falling off!' - Brad Binder makes some positive steps forward after a tough day three, but can only finish 16th on day four of Qatar MotoGP test. 

Maverick Vinales continues Yamaha's ominous form on day four of MotoGP testing in Qatar by topping the timesheets ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo.  

Valentino Rossi 'not far from the top' after another positive day in Qatar, sets his best ever MotoGP lap time at Losail.

9pm lap times on during day 2 of the final 2021 MotoGP pre-season test at Losail in Qatar.

Steven Odendaal looks ahead to new World Supersport season with visions of becoming the first ever South Africa champion in class. 

Maverick Vinales tries the new M1 Yamaha chassis for the first time at second Qatar MotoGP test, but admits 'We have to push really hard on Saturday', as battling in races could be an issue.  

Monster Energy Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo sets blistering time to go under the official circuit lap record in Qatar, but is pipped by an even faster Jack Miller.