Having struggled for the past two races, Andrea Dovizioso suspects the Ducati set-up knowledge that took him to 12 wins and MotoGP title runner-up over the past three seasons no longer works.
Johann Zarco may have still celebrated his first MotoGP podium for Ducati, and the first ever for the Avintia team, but Ducati Sporting director Paolo Ciabatti believes the Frenchman's long lap penalty was 'totally wrong'.
It's fair to say not even the most ambitious of scriptwriters could have plotted a more remarkable set of results in the Czech Republic MotoGP... but who in particular stood out and who was left scratching their heads?
Valentino Rossi couldn't repeat his Jerez podium, but finishing just 1.1s from the Brno rostrum after starting in tenth meant he considered Sunday's fifth position to be a better overall performance.
Yamaha will be seeking to continue its perfect start to the 2020 MotoGP season, but Avintia Ducati is on a shock pole with Johann Zarco, while Aprilia and KTM also have riders starting in the top six...
Dorna has confirmed that the first positive Covid-19 case among a MotoGP paddock member was detected during this weekend's Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno.
Zarco snatches a shock pole position for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno! Quartararo falls on his final lap trying to overturn his fellow Frenchman's time while team-mate Morbidelli completes the front row.
Reflecting on Johann Zarco's surprise pole position on a 2019-spec Ducati at Brno, Valentino Rossi highlighted that newer does not always mean better when it comes to MotoGP technology.
Pol Espargaro thought he claimed KTM's first front row of the season as he rocketed to second on the grid in the closing stages of Saturday's MotoGP qualifying at Brno. But he hadn't seen yellow flags being waved at Turn 9 in the wake of an accident for Cal Crutchlow.