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Dutch MotoGP: Binder produces strong Assen comeback after ‘up-and-down weekend’
Brad Binder gains nine places during the Dutch MotoGP to claim a fifth consecutive points scoring finish.
Dutch MotoGP: Marini endures tough Assen race, Bastianini ‘more comfortable'
Ducati rookies Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini endure tough Dutch MotoGP; ‘it was hard to get to the end, MotoGP is very tiring’, adds Bastianini who claimed a solitary point - Marini finishes last.
Dutch MotoGP: Oliveira ‘couldn’t aim for higher, on the limit since the start'
Top five finish at the Dutch MotoGP makes Miguel Oliveira the highest points scorer of the last four rounds heading into a five-week summer break.
Dutch MotoGP: Gerloff: Life goal is to race in MotoGP, would love to come back
Garrett Gerloff is hoping yesterday’s Dutch MotoGP isn’t his last as; ‘my goal my whole life has been to race in MotoGP. Definitely would love to come back’ as a full-time rider.
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales: When I come racing it starts to be a nightmare
Maverick Vinales takes his best MotoGP finish since victory at the season opener in Qatar - second place at Assen, but feels like every race weekend he approaches with Yamaha ‘starts to be a nightmare’, as rumours of a move to Aprilia intensify.
Dutch MotoGP: Mir pushing like an ‘animal’, Suzuki ‘must work’ in summer break
Joan Mir believes Suzuki developing their own rear holeshot device - currently the only team without it, is crucial during the summer break if they are to challenge for the MotoGP championship.
Dutch MotoGP: Quartararo passes ‘impossible to overtake’ Bagnaia for Assen win
Fabio Quartararo enters the five-week MotoGP summer break in perfect condition after claiming win #4 of the season at Assen.
Dutch MotoGP: Quartararo increases championship lead with dominant Assen victory
Fabio Quartararo takes his fourth MotoGP win of the 2021 season with a dominant Dutch TT display.
2021 Dutch MotoGP, TT Circuit Assen - Race Day LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Assen!
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales leads factory Yamaha 1-2 in MotoGP warm-up
The man in the headlines both on and off track, Maverick Vinales tops his fifth MotoGP session of the weekend with warm-up at Assen.
UPDATED: Fernandez to MotoGP with KTM or Yamaha? Vinales to Aprilia?
Raul Fernandez says 'at the moment I know I will stay in Moto2 another season' amid growing MotoGP speculation and rumours Maverick Vinales could leave Yamaha.
Valentino Rossi: Assen is paradise for a MotoGP rider!
Valentino Rossi qualfiies twelfth for the Dutch MotoGP but 'we are all very close and I feel good with the bike'. Describes Assen as 'paradise' for a MotoGP rider.
Marc Marquez falls to 20th, commits to new chassis, traction control fix
A walking-wounded Marc Marquez left 20th on the grid after another fall at the Dutch MotoGP, but feels bike had the potential for front two rows. Receives new traction control solution and commits to the new Honda chassis.
Dutch MotoGP: Bagnaia surprised by Assen struggles, bike ‘shaking’ a lot
Francesco Bagnaia salvages a front row start for Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP on a Ducati machine that’s, ‘very difficult to manage in the fast corners because it’s shaking a lot.”
Dutch MotoGP: High grip means ‘I can be fast, M1 working fantastic - Vinales
Maverick Vinales called his Yamaha M1 ‘fantastic’ during qualifying for the Dutch MotoGP, but that ‘coming with good races I think I could be faster’, - even after setting a new lap record.
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales takes stunning Assen pole with new lap record
Maverick Vinales comes out on top in a brilliant duel for pole with team-mate Fabio Quartararo at the Dutch MotoGP.
2021 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Dutch MotoGP at Assen!
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales keeps unbeaten practice streak alive with fastest FP3 time
Maverick Vinales finishes fastest for the third consecutive MotoGP practice in Assen, as Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez missed out on automatic progress to Q2.
MotoGP Assen: Pol Espargaro pauses bike changes, 'flying' on Sachsenring Honda
Pol Espargaro pauses plans to test a Marc Marquez bike and new Honda chassis during impressive opening day at the Dutch MotoGP.
MotoGP Assen: Surgery complete for Franco Morbidelli, eight-week rehabilitation
Franco Morbidelli undergoes surgery to repair his left knee injury, 'eight-week rehabilitation programme'
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales tops day-one; ‘I didn’t expect to be that competitive'
Maverick Vinales continued where he left off at Assen (2019) as he topped both Friday Dutch MotoGP practice sessions.
Lucky escape for Marc Marquez, 'only Honda riders have these highsides'
Marc Marquez 'pushing' HRC for urgent traction control fix after becoming latest Honda MotoGP rider to suffer a huge highside; 'We cannot have these kind of crashes'
Dutch MotoGP: Quartararo ‘too careful’ in the wet, hard tyre feeling 'not good'
Fabio Quartararo felt he was ‘too careful’ in wet conditions at the Dutch MotoGP on opening day - weather that is expected to be around for the remainder of this weekend.
Dutch MotoGP: Assen ‘more suitable to M1’, yellow flags hinder Rossi progress
Valentino Rossi’s P18 finish on day-one of the Dutch MotoGP is not a true representation of his Yamaha M1’ potential according to the Italian; ‘I was a bit unlucky in the afternoon. I take a lot of yellow flags, also on the last lap I was fast but it starts to rain.”