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Maverick Viñales has stated he is “in a better place” compared to this time a year ago, as he continued to show toward the front of the MotoGP field on the first day of testing in Qatar.

Full warm-up results for the first round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Phillip Island, Australia. 1. Randy Krummenacher SUI Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 32.860s

Full qualifying results from Phillip Island Federico Caric

Full qualifying results for the first round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Phillip Island, Australia. 1. Federico Caricasulo ITA Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 32.604s

Full free practice three results for the first round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Phillip Island, Australia. 1. Randy Krummenacher SUI Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 33.066s

Full free practice two results for the first round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Phillip Island, Australia. 1. Jules Cluzel FRA GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 33.208s

Full free practice one results for the first round of the 2019 World Supersport championship at Phillip Island, Australia. 1. Randy Krummenacher SUI Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha YZF-R6 1m 32.777s

Alex Lowes is assured he’s in a stronger position than the lap times from the final day of the Phillip Island test suggest having had his progress interrupted by “a bit of a strange crash”.

Caution is needed when a new fairing appears during MotoGP testing, for two main reasons.

Valentino Rossi concedes the pace of both VR46 academy riders Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia at the Sepang test has worried him but he is also delighted to see his setup producing results earlier than expected.

Valentino Rossi has described Ducati’s qualifying speed at the Sepang test as “incredible” while his fears over race pace are subdued despite hunting Yamaha gains.

It was a case of expectations met for Fabio Quartararo at the first MotoGP test of 2019, as the class rookie “reached his goal” in terms of lap time, and could reflect on his first race simulation aboard a 270bhp machine.

Maverick Viñales was relieved to have made solid, consistent progress over the three days of MotoGP testing at Sepang, and went as far as to claim it was the first test in two years Yamaha had done so.

Ducati wasn't the only team to give its prototype 2019 fairing a public debut on the final day of the Sepang MotoGP test.

Valentino Rossi believes the outright speed of team-mate Maverick Viñales points to the overall strength of Yamaha’s 2019 M1 after his own attempts at a late, fast lap time at the MotoGP test at Sepang were undermined by what he thought to be a bad rear tyre.

Maverick Vinales is still searching for acceleration gains as he orders Yamaha to stay grounded despite lighting up the times on day two at the Sepang MotoGP test.

Maverick Viñales provided a relatively upbeat assessment of the package he tested of the first day of MotoGP testing at Sepang, even though he felt the 'new' engine Yamaha provided felt “very similar” to what he raced and tested at the close of last year.

- Valentino Rossi responds to Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales’ joke about beating him by saying he hopes to be fighting for the title with the Spaniard come the season-ending showdown in Valencia ( Marca

Maverick Viñales has reiterated his belief that the Yamaha M1 has the potential to win the MotoGP world championship and, despite two largely difficult years, he has shown enough to demonstrate the factory’s faith in his abilities.

Last year ended with Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales offering very different opinions on the state of Yamaha's 2019 MotoGP preparations.

Maverick Viñales believes managing stress levels will be key to his assault on the 2019 MotoGP season, with the 24-year old stating he now has the environment around him to maintain calm and keep his expectations in check.

This is the new Monster Yamaha livery with which Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales will race during the 2019 MotoGP season.

Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has outlined the extensive changes both inside the MotoGP team and the management restructure alongside its new European-run test squad as it looks to turnaround its fortunes after a tough 2018.

Marco Melandri has ended the Portimao winter test downbeat having struggled to find solutions with his braking and corner entry issues and feels the GRT Yamaha isn’t suiting his riding style.