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France MotoGP: 'Objective was the front row, we have a good rhythm’ - Vinales
Maverick Vinales says ‘we have a good rhythm’ in wet and dry conditions after qualifying second for round five of the MotoGP season at Le Mans.
France MotoGP: Quartararo: I have a lot of things to learn in the wet condition
Fabio Quartararo will start round five of the 2021 MotoGP season from pole position at Le Mans; believes the pace of team-mate Maverick Vinales, Jack Miller and himself is ‘really good’.
Le Mans MotoGP: Rossi: 'Decent lap, better pace' during 'dangerous, scary' day
Valentino Rossi to start from ninth on the grid in Sunday's French MotoGP after a 'scary' Saturday of low track temperatures and constant weather changes.
Le Mans MotoGP: Morbidelli: My knee felt like it wanted to pop out
Franco Morbidelli reveals his left knee was already injured before his bizarre Saturday morning bike-swap accident in pit lane at the French MotoGP.
French MotoGP: Home pole for Quartararo as Yamaha take late 1-2
Fabio Quartararo took pole at Le Mans for the second successive year as he managed the tricky conditions perfectly ahead of the French MotoGP.
2021 French MotoGP, Le Mans - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 French MotoGP at Le Mans!
France MotoGP: Marquez tops first session since MotoGP return in FP3 at Le Man
Marc Marquez tops FP3 at Le Mans which marks the first time he’s been fastest in a session since MotoGP return.
France MotoGP: Joan Mir: I didn’t have the good feeling with the front
Joan Mir suffers two crashes on day-one of MotoGP action at Le Mans as his ‘feeling with the front’ was an issue.
France MotoGP: ‘I feel in trouble, bike is unstable and shaking’ - Petrucci
Danilo Petrucci endures worst day of the season so far as he finished bottom of the MotoGP field at Le Mans; ‘We lost a day, the bike is shaking and really unstable’ says the Italian.
France MotoGP: Quartararo: It's special to see two French riders in the top
Fabio Quartararo shows no lingering effect of recent arm pump surgery on day-one of MotoGP practice at Le Mans, as he finishes runner-up to fellow countryman Johann Zarco.
France MotoGP: Marc Marquez: It's true that my confidence now is not very high
Marc Marquez finishes day-one in Le Mans eighth fastest, but concedes ‘confidence’ is not completely there since his MotoGP comeback.
France MotoGP: Vinales third fastest in Le Mans, ‘we have a really good rhythm’
Changing weather, a crash at turn three and a fast lap at the end of MotoGP FP2 made it an eventful day in Le Mans for Maverick Vinales who finished third fastest on combined times.
France MotoGP: Rossi more ‘constant, can brake deeper, enter faster’
Valentino Rossi enjoys one of his better Fridays for a long time as he finishes ninth fastest on day-one of MotoGP action in Le Mans.
Le Mans MotoGP: Zarco: Ducati game plan 'not to let Fabio go'
Home star Johann Zarco leads Friday MotoGP practice in France ahead of countryman Fabio Quartararo; 'I think our game [plan] in Ducati is don’t let him go, because if not then it can be hard to catch him back'.
Pol 'Puig turns data into ideas', Marquez 'a reason I signed 4-year contract'
Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez explain why team manager Alberto Puig, back in the paddock at Le Mans, plays a 'crucial role at Repsol Honda; 'Technicians see everything in numbers. Alberto tries to understand why, for example, Marc accelerates better than me'.
French MotoGP: Zarco finishes Friday on top after dry FP2
Johann Zarco topped the timesheets for Ducati after a dry FP2 session, with fellow countryman Fabio Quartararo not far behind in Le Mans.
2021 French MotoGP, Le Mans - Friday Free Practice LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Friday practice for the 2021 French MotoGP at Le Mans!
2021 British MotoGP at Silverstone to be broadcast live on ITV
The 2021 British MotoGP race to be broadcast live in the UK on the free-to-air ITV channel.
Germany's Sachsenring extends MotoGP contract until 2026
Sachsenring to continue as host of the German MotoGP round until at least 2026.
France MotoGP: Miller leads Ducati one-two ahead of Zarco in wet FP1 at Le Mans
Jack Miller topped a wet and tricky opening MotoGP practice session in France, while Alex Marquez and Maverick Vinales suffered late crashes.
Finland dropped from 2021 MotoGP calendar, Austria double
Finland's KymiRing won't make its MotoGP race debut this season, Austria to host back-to-back events.
France MotoGP: Morbidelli: Expectations are reassessed from Qatar one and two
Franco Morbidelli says expectations about what was possible on two year-old M1 machine were revised as soon as the MotoGP season opening races in Qatar and that; ‘I needed to step it up again if I wanted to remain’ in a position similar to last year.
Le Mans MotoGP: Valentino Rossi: I don’t read anything! 2022 depends on results
Valentino Rossi thanks Kevin Schwantz and Carl Fogarty for words of support, disappointed that fans won't be allowed at Mugello but repeats that racing on in 2022 'depends very much on the results'.
Marc Marquez: Heavier weights expose 'big difference' between left and right arm
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez cleared to increase gym training after latest medical check, but heavier weights confirm 'we are still far from a good way with my arm. Still the difference is big.'