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Dovizioso fourth fastest, coy on 'Open' question
'We tried lots of different set-ups with the electronics and with the chassis and I had a better feeling' - Andrea Dovizioso
'F****d!' - Valentino Rossi 'surprised' by tyre decision
"Something happened that we cannot understand. We just understand when it is already done. When you are already f**ked!" - Valentino Rossi.
Marc Marquez breaks leg, will miss Sepang test
'Marc Marquez will certainly miss next week's Sepang MotoGP test and possibly the following week in Phillip Island'
Scott Redding to appear at Thundersprint
2014 MotoGP rookie Scott Redding will appear at this year's Thundersprint motorcycle festival.
BT Sport reveals MotoGP TV line-up
"MotoGP is the top, two-wheeled motorsport. It's massive in the UK and we're heading into it at full throttle" - Simon Green, head of BT Sport.
Dall'Igna talks Ducati Factory/Open dilemma
"For us probably, I'm not sure, it will be difficult to develop the bike with the Factory MotoGP rules" - Gigi Dall'Igna, Ducati.
Laverty on back foot at Sepang
'It could be three groups in MotoGP: Factory bikes, new Open and the CRT evolutions. I'll do my best and see what we can do' - Michael Laverty
PIC: Valentino Rossi's Sepang MotoGP test helmet
Valentino Rossi unveiled this helmet design at Sepang on Tuesday, for the start of 2014 MotoGP testing. As of lunchtime Rossi was third fastest, just 0.039s behind Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and 0.354s from Honda's world champion Marc Marquez.
Imagine... an Open MotoGP class KR-Honda
Imagine if the 2006 Team Roberts Honda had been given the new Open MotoGP class advantages.
Flood damage at Tech 3
As this Tweet (below) from Moto Journal shows, Tech 3's pre-season preparations have suffered an unusual setback in the form of flood damage to the team's workshop in France.
FIRST LOOK: Yamaha's 2014 MotoGP livery
Jorge Lorenzo has provided a first look at this year's 2014 Yamaha MotoGP livery, via social media (below).
Ducati MotoGP tests for Chaz Davies
"I've also got three tests a year on the Ducati MotoGP bike written into my contract so we'll see what comes of that" - Chaz Davies.
Moody not part of BT Sport MotoGP coverage
Former British Eurosport commentator Toby Moody will not be part of the new BT Sport MotoGP coverage.
Crash.net's Top 10 race reports of 2013
A look at the top ten most read race reports added to Crash.net over the course of the 2013 season
MotoGP Star of the Year vote: Full Results
Your average mark out of ten for each 2013 MotoGP rider revealed
MotoGP Star of the Year vote: 1st
You vote Marc Marquez 1st in Crash.net's MotoGP Star of the Year poll!
MotoGP Star of the Year vote: 10th
You vote Nicky Hayden 10th in Crash.net's MotoGP Star of the Year poll
Honda vows MotoGP withdrawal over ECU plans
'Should MotoGP go for a control ECU, it's 99 per cent sure Honda will leave' - Shuhei Nakamoto
PIC FROM PAST: Hayden makes 'stars and stripes' Ducati debut
Nicky Hayden made his Ducati MotoGP debut in this special stars and stripes livery during testing at Valencia in November of 2008.
Surgery for MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo
Factory Yamaha MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo has undergone surgery to remove a metal plate and eleven screws inserted to hold his fractured collarbone in place earlier this year.
Laverty explains PBM's MotoGP options
"Personally I see it that Ioda will run the ARTs with Camier and Petrucci and we'll run the PBMs with Aprilia engines" - Michael Laverty.
Lorenzo edges Marquez for MotoGP 'Rider of the Day'
Jorge Lorenzo voted Rider of the Day at six MotoGPs this year.
Assen voted most entertaining MotoGP race
Crash.net viewers put Assen top for entertainment, Catalunya bottom and award an average of 6.6 out of 10 during the 2013 MotoGP season...
Lorenzo 'the best' in MotoGP, says Rossi
'He [Lorenzo] is one of the best... for me, now, he is the best' - Valentino Rossi