Yamaha

Marc Marquez says Fabio Quartararo has become the unexpected package this season by riding his Petronas Yamaha with a similar style to Jorge Lorenzo during his time at the Japanese manufacturer.

Valentino Rossi expected Fabio Quartararo to be strong during his rookie MotoGP season. But not this strong.

Maverick Vinales is aiming to avoid a repeat of the Aragon MotoGP when he lost out on the podium to Ducati duo Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller by stretching the leading group at the Thailand MotoGP.

Fabio Quartararo says having claimed provisional pole position and then looking to go even faster resulted in his late qualifying crash as he continues to star during his rookie MotoGP campaign.

Full Thailand MotoGP qualifying results

While Valentino Rossi remains confident with Yamaha’s qualifying pace at the Thailand MotoGP he fears familiar tyre wear problems could restrain his plans in Buriram.

Maverick Vinales believes the Thailand MotoGP circuit characteristics are aiding Yamaha’s weaknesses in top speed but concedes it remains a point where he will struggle against rival manufacturers.

Fabio Quartararo says he didn’t expect to top Friday practice at the Thailand MotoGP for Petronas Yamaha and is confident he still has considerable lap time gains to find from his package.

Full Thailand MotoGP FP2 results

Full Thailand MotoGP FP1 results

Friday update: Yamaha's Lin Jarvis confirms a proposal has been made for Johann Zarco to become Yamaha's 2020 test rider.

Valentino Rossi has announced he will change crew chiefs from next season at Monster Yamaha with Silvano Galbusera heading to the team’s European-based test squad as Davide Munoz steps up as his replacement.

Valentino Rossi concedes Marc Marquez has produced “very close to the perfect season” in 2019 as he moves to the cusp of clinching the MotoGP world championship.

After a short break following the Aragon round, MotoGP begins the flyaway races in Asia starting with in Thailand where Marc Marquez has his first opportunity to seal the 2019 world title.

Here is the latest round-up of MotoGP gossip starting with Jorge Lorenzo assessing his current situation with Repsol Honda following a tough start to his first year with the team.

Valentino Rossi may not have finished on the podium at last year's inaugural Thai MotoGP, but he was in contention until the final turn, eventually taking the chequered flag just 1.5s from victory.

Buriram was the circuit where Maverick Vinales made a big change to the balance of his M1 last year, moving more weight to the rear of the bike.

Fabio Quartararo feels he has key advantages at the Thailand MotoGP that will benefit his charge for Petronas Yamaha as he looks to build momentum into the Asian flyaway rounds to complete his standout rookie campaign in the premier class.

Toprak Razgatlioglu has officially joined the factory Pata Yamaha squad for 2020 World Superbike championship alongside Michael van der Mark.

Yamaha has officially announced Alex Lowes will leave the team at the end of the 2019 World Superbike championship.

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