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Jack Miller 'in the trenches' after 'costly mistake'
'It was one of those where you slide along going, 'what just happened?'' Jack Miller 'in the trenches' after crashing out of the Portimao MotoGP.
‘I couldn’t pass Marini', setup needs ‘to improve’ - Petrucci
Danilo Petrucci scores his first and Tech 3 KTM’s first points of the 2021 MotoGP season at Portimao.
Valentino Rossi: 'Decent race, strange to pass Luca… then I lost the front'
'Decent' race comes to an early end as Valentino Rossi falls shortly after passing brother Luca Marini in the Portimao MotoGP; 'It's a strange feeling overtaking a VR46 bike, but especially overtaking my brother!'
Unique MotoGP, Formula 1 tribute to Fausto Gresini
Two and four-wheel grand prix racing comes together in memory of motorcycle world champion and MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini.
‘Physically tough’ race for Nakagami, ‘struggled to hold on under braking’
‘I struggled to hold on to the bike under braking’ says Takaaki Nakagami, who put in a heroic effort during the Portimao MotoGP race to come home tenth after being in considerable pain following Friday’s big turn one crash.
One downshift too many sends Johann Zarco sliding out
'That helped me not be too disappointed, to understand why I crashed' - Johann Zarco slides out of the podium fight in the Portimao MotoGP.
‘A sad finish to our home GP’, crash ‘not in our dreams’ - Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira crashes out of home MotoGP Grand Prix in Portimao; says ‘we overheated the front tyre, got more movement than expected’.
Portugal MotoGP: Brad Binder: I was really, really on the limit
‘I’m happy with the progress we made in the race. It was really good to crack a top five’ - Brad Binder. KTM rider goes from 15th on the grid to claim KTM’s first top five finish of the 2021 MotoGP season at Portimao.
‘Was a great race, I had fun’ says Franco Morbidelli
Franco Morbidelli just misses out on a first MotoGP podium of 2021 at Portimao. ‘It was a great race and I had fun fighting’, says Petronas Yamaha rider.
Rins falls chasing Quartararo: 'I did nothing wrong'
Alex Rins takes the fight to Fabio Quartararo for victory in the Portimao MotoGP, but ends up empty handed.
‘He's (Marc) a bastard, beat me in the first race!’ jokes Alex Marquez
Alex Marquez claims first points finish of the 2021 MotoGP season at Portimao; Jokes that brother Marc Marquez is ‘a bastard’ for finishing ahead on his MotoGP return.
Mir not thinking ‘about the championship’, taking it race-by-race
Joan Mir claims Suzuki’s first podium of the 2021 MotoGP campaign after intense battle with Ducatis in Portimao.
Francesco Bagnaia: We lost yesterday the possibility to try and win
Francesco Bagnaia improves to second in the MotoGP World Championship standings following an impressive ride from 11th to the podium in Portimao; laments yesterday’s qualifying session and says second was ‘the maximum’ he could manage today.
Marc Marquez: Dream to finish, +13s incredible, 'explosion of emotions'
Marc Marquez felt out of his depth during the intense early battles on his MotoGP return at Portimao, but kept calm and went on to finish as the top Honda in seventh - then felt an 'explosion of emotions' as he returned to the pits.
Fabio Quartararo: I knew we had a little bit extra pace compared to Rins
Fabio Quartararo takes his second consecutive victory of the 2021 MotoGP season and Yamaha’s third from three at Portimao.
Fabio Quartararo claims championship lead with Portimao victory
Fabio Quartararo claims his second win of the 2021 MotoGP season with a dominating display at Portimao, while Johann Zarco loses the championship lead to his fellow Frenchman after crashing out.
2021 Portimao MotoGP, Portugal - Race Day Updates LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Portimao in Portugal!
Jack Miller fastest in MotoGP warm up session, suffers minor fire
It was an eventful start to race day for Jack MIller who was fastest during the MotoGP warm up session, but suffered a minor fire aboard his Desmosedici GP21.
Morbidelli: ‘big group of riders’ at the front, has the pace for podium
Franco Morbidelli heads into today's Portuguese Grand Prix fifth on the grid and looking for his first podium of the 2021 MotoGP season.
Luca Marini takes eighth in Q2, ‘close to the fastest guys’
Luca Marini enjoyed his best MotoGP qualifying result yet, as he secured eighth place ahead of today’s first European Grand Prix.
Alex Marquez ‘happy’ with rhythm, ‘ok’ after big FP3 crash
Alex Marquez will start 13th in Sunday’s MotoGP race at the Algarve International Circuit. ‘We always seem to be one position back from going through to Q2’, says Spaniard.
‘Quartararo is strong’, but ‘I believe I can stay with him' - Zarco
MotoGP championship leader Johann Zarco will line-up third for tomorrow’s Portuguese Grand Prix, aiming to keep pace with fellow Frenchman Fabio Quartararo.
Penalties cost Bagnaia, Vinales pole laps at Portimao
Francesco Bagnaia and Maverick Vinales lose pole position laps at Portimao due to yellow flag and track limit infringements, dropping them to the fourth row of the MotoGP grid.
Rins prefers ‘Medium tyre’ for the race, depends on track temperature
Alex Rins makes a statement at Portimao with second place during qualifying for the MotoGP Grand Prix of Portugal. Are time attack issues a thing of the past for Suzuki?