Pol Espargaro was just behind Marc Marquez when the reigning MotoGP champion was thrown into a vicious highside during morning practice at Buriram in Thailand. The KTM rider was so close he later joked that he thought about trying to catch Marquez as he landed.

Jorge Lorenzo revealed he also had a scare on entry to Turn 7 during Friday's MotoGP practice at Buriram in Thailand, the place where team-mate Marc Marquez suffered his big accident.

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.

Rookie Quartararo heads the Friday practice timesheets for the Thai MotoGP at Buriram, as Yamaha fill the top three places.

Full Thailand MotoGP FP2 results

Free Practice (2) results from the 2019 Thai Moto2 Grand Prix at Buriram, round 15 of 19.

Marc Marquez will try to continue the Thai MotoGP weekend, where he has a chance to wrap-up an eighth world championship, after a massive morning highside required a trip to hospital.

Free Practice (2) results from the 2019 Thai Moto3 Grand Prix at Buriram, round 15 of 19.

UPDATE: Marquez has been moved by ambulance from the circuit medical centre to Buriram hospital for further checks on his back and left leg.

Free Practice (1) results from the 2019 Thai Moto2 Grand Prix at Buriram, round 15 of 19.

Full Thailand MotoGP FP1 results

Live updates from Friday's Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP practice sessions at Buriram - Marc Marquez intends to return to action in FP2 after a big accident and visit to hospital this morning...

Free Practice (1) results from the 2019 Thai Moto3 Grand Prix at Buriram, round 15 of 19.

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

Hafizh Syahrin finds a Moto2 ride for 2020.

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.

Jorge Lorenzo has hailed the 'huge' number of titles achieved by Repsol Honda team-mate Marc Marquez, who now stands on the verge of winning his eighth world championship.

Aleix Espargaro is confident Aprilia is changing its working processes and mentality as he urges the Noale factory to move away from working “like a small team” as it aims to climb the MotoGP grid.

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.

Andrea Dovizioso says the gap to Marc Marquez since the Catalan MotoGP became too big to bridge in the riders’ championship and concedes the Repsol Honda rider’s current consistency has denied him the chance to fight back.

Marc Marquez feels his 2019 MotoGP season could match his dominant 2014 campaign in terms of achievements as he feels the competition level his much higher this year.

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.