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2020 MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix, Barcelona - Saturday LIVE!
Live updates from Saturday's MotoGP free practice and qualifying sessions at Barcelona!

Catalunya MotoGP: Valentino Rossi signs for Petronas Yamaha in 2021
The contracts are finally signed and the news is now official: MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi will race for Petronas Yamaha for the 2021 season.

Catalunya MotoGP: Petronas 'honoured, humbled' by Valentino Rossi's arrival
Two years ago the Sepang Team were competing only in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes, where they were yet to win a race.

Fabio Quartararo on top in Catalunya MotoGP FP3, Andrea Dovizioso misses Q2 cut
Fabio Quartararo sets the pace in FP3 in Spain as Andrea Dovizioso fails to make it through to Q2 directly together with Pecco Bagnaia and Jack Miller

Catalunya MotoGP: Vinales 'bike fantastic', Rossi 'quite a shock'
Maverick Vinales carried the confidence and momentum from his first MotoGP victory of the season at Misano last Sunday into the Catalunya weekend.

Low-grip Barcelona MotoGP brings out Brno stars Morbidelli, Zarco, Binder
After spending two weeks on the new, high-grip Misano asphalt, MotoGP riders faced the very different challenge of a cold, windy and slippery Circuit de Catalunya on Friday.

Franco Morbidelli, Johann Zarco drop it then top it in Catalunya MotoGP FP2
Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco shrug off individual crashes in Catalunya MotoGP FP2 to top the timesheets on their respective Yamaha and Ducati machines

2020 MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix, Barcelona - Friday LIVE!
Live updates from Friday's pair of MotoGP free practice sessions at Barcelona!

Fabio Quartararo quickest in Catalunya MotoGP FP1 as top riders show early form
Fabio Quartararo, Andrea Dovizioso, Joan Mir and Maverick Vinales - the top four in the 2020 MotoGP standings - fill the top four in the Catalunya MotoGP FP1

Catalunya MotoGP: Rossi: Everything agreed with Petronas, I'll sign soon
Valentino Rossi is finally on the verge of putting pen to paper on a 2021 Petronas Yamaha MotoGP contract. The Italian had described his switch to the satellite team as '99%' certain when the revised world championship season got underway back in July.

MotoGP leader Andrea Dovizioso wary of less consistent rivals in race to figure out Ducati
Andrea Dovizioso says the 'season starts now' having taken the lead of the 2020 MotoGP season on the back of what he'd consider to be disappointing Ducati form

Catalunya MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia wants riders to discuss tear-offs in Safety Commission
Francesco Bagnaia now doubts that a discarded tear-off was to blame for his fall while leading last Sunday's Emilia Romagna MotoGP.

Catalunya MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow: Dr Mir said 'You must be joking…they thought I was a lunatic!'
Having undergone surgery on both arms already this season, then been sidelined from both Misano rounds due to complications from the invasive arm-pump operation, Cal Crutchlow's MotoGP return at Catalunya got off to a bad start when he damaged his left ankle on Wednesday.

Maverick Vinales emphasises qualifying importance with ‘difficult to overtake on’ Yamaha
Maverick Vinales is fully focused on maintaining his strong qualifying record this season over fears the Yamaha will be left vulnerable further down the pack

Joan Mir ‘doesn’t feel like a title contender’ as he chases maiden MotoGP win
Suzuki rider Joan Mir says he'll only consider himself a contender for the 2020 MotoGP World Championship when he starts winning races

Catalunya MotoGP: FIM Stewards reject Sky VR46's Leopard ECU protest
The FIM MotoGP Stewards panel has rejected a protest lodged by the Sky Racing VR46 Moto3 team against the Leopard Racing entry of Jaume Masia.

Catalunya MotoGP: Marc Marquez returns to the paddock
Injured world champion Marc Marquez returned to the MotoGP paddock in Barcelona on Thursday, marking the first time he has been back at a track since being forced to abandon an early comeback from a broken right arm at Jerez in July.

Catalunya MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow ruptures ankle ligaments
Cal Crutchlow, aiming to make his MotoGP return in Barcelona this weekend, has suffered an ankle injury after slipping at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday.

Catalunya MotoGP: Petrucci: Clear we are still missing something
Danilo Petrucci returns to the scene of his most recent MotoGP podium, as the revised 2020 world championship moves on to Catalunya this weekend.

Catalunya MotoGP: 'Feet on the ground' for change of balance Vinales
Having silenced his doubters with a first win of the season at Misano, Maverick Vinales heads for his home Catalunya MotoGP knowing that a repeat performance would hand him the world championship advantage.

Catalunya MotoGP: Aleix: 'Sorry to Morbidelli, sorry to the team'
Aleix Espargaro left Italy with just three points to show for Aprilia's pair of home races, a 13th in the first GP being followed by an opening lap accident in race two.

Catalunya MotoGP: Title leader Dovizioso: 'Easy to see on data, so difficult on track...'
Andrea Dovizioso leads a MotoGP top four covered by just four points, as the second half of the season gets underway at Barcelona this weekend.

‘Shocking’ podium highlights KTM progress - Espargaro
Pol Espargaro believes getting on the podium in Misano is worth more than a win at KTM's home circuit in Austria would be

Maverick Vinales: Many people were doubting me in MotoGP…
Maverick Vinales says he never listened to the doubts around him after scoring a timely first win of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship season in Misano