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2019 Valencia MotoGP test - as it happened
Following Sunday's season-ending Valencia MotoGP race, riders and teams have returned to the circuit to start their 2020 preparations in earnest with a two-day official test.
‘New Suzuki engine smooth, turns better’
Joan Mir enjoyed a positive first contact with a host of new items Suzuki has brought to the MotoGP test at Valencia, including a new engine and parts aimed at improving aspects of the GSX-RR’s current chassis.
Espargaro: Very different chassis retains KTM DNA
Pol Espargaro has insisted KTM is retaining its DNA despite publicly debuting a much-revised chassis at the MotoGP Valencia test on Tuesday that strayed from the round tubular-steel design that it has used across a host of disciplines.
Valencia Test: Alex Marquez: 'Feeling good' after 'rookie mistake'
Under the spotlight after his newly-announced Repsol Honda MotoGP deal alongside older brother Marc, the pressure on Alex Marquez ramped-up further when he sent his RCV tumbling through the gravel on only his eighth lap at Tuesday's Valencia test.
Valencia Test: Marquez: New engine, strange fall, Alex out too early
Marc Marquez spent much of the opening day at the Valencia test as the quickest non-Yamaha rider, despite a 'very strange' lunchtime fall that left a 2020 Honda prototypes in pieces.
Valencia: Rossi: New crew chief, new bike
As he starts preparations for his 25th grand prix season, a range of technical novelties - and a new crew chief - greeted Valentino Rossi on day one of the Valencia MotoGP test.
Vinales: A good start
Maverick Viñales was hesitant to get overly excited by an array of new Yamaha parts he tested at Valencia on Tuesday, which included a new engine and different chassis.
Valencia Test: Quartararo fastest, falls, carbon swingarm debut
Fabio Quartararo set the pace during day one of the Valencia MotoGP test, despite a fast fall from his Petronas Yamaha.
2019 Valencia MotoGP test - as it happened
Following Sunday's season-ending Valencia MotoGP race, riders and teams have returned to the circuit to start their 2020 preparations in earnest during a two-day official test.
MotoGP: Repsol Honda explains Alex Marquez signing
Seven years after signing Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda has hired another MotoGP rookie for 2020 in the form of his younger brother Alex.
Official: Alex Marquez gets Repsol Honda MotoGP ride
It's official: Repsol Honda will have a double Marquez line-up next season, with Alex stepping up to MotoGP alongside older brother and reigning six-time champion Marc.
Valencia: 'Alex Marquez deserves Repsol Honda seat, Zarco doesn't'
There are those who believe Johann Zarco should have been given the vacant Repsol Honda MotoGP seat for 2020, rather than Alex Marquez. But Aleix Espargaro certainly isn’t one of them.
Valencia: Vinales third 'a present', eager to 'start' testing
Maverick Vinales came into the Valencia weekend confident he could fight for a third and final victory of the 2019 MotoGP season. But he also warned that to do so would require a good start and escape at the front, as at Sepang.
Rossi: The problem is always the same
Valentino Rossi has called upon his team to figure out a new working method that will alleviate the rear grip issues that have persisted throughout the second half of 2019 after another dispiriting showing at Valencia.
Valencia: Zarco: Ankle pain, future unknown, no regrets
Johann Zarco's three-race partnership with LCR Honda came to a scary conclusion when the Frenchman was hit by Iker Lecuona's bike while walking away from his own accident at the Valencia MotoGP season finale.
Valencia: Miller dismisses factory Ducati rumours
Jack Miller says he has not held talks with the Ducati management about a rumoured promotion to the factory team for 2020 at the expense of Danilo Petrucci.
Lorenzo: I feel freedom, happiness
Rather than experiencing sadness or regret, Jorge Lorenzo has revealed he “felt freedom” when he finished his final race as a MotoGP rider at Valencia, with the fact he is “healthy, still young [and able] to enjoy life a lot” sufficient reason to feel “a lot of happiness.”
Quartararo: People told me I didn’t deserve MotoGP spot
Fabio Quartararo feels his stunning rookie MotoGP campaign is a resounding answer to those who criticised his Petronas Yamaha move last winter.
Marquez: My best season, MotoGP Triple Crown for Lorenzo
Marc Marquez has described his dominant 2019 MotoGP world championship as the best season of his career having produced stunning records along with capturing the final part of the Triple Crown by wrapping up the teams’ world title with victory at the Valencia Grand Prix finale.
Dani Pedrosa joins Tech3 for Valencia test
With Miguel Oliveira out of action until 2020, Tech3 KTM is set to have a special replacement rider for next week's Valencia test; Dani Pedrosa.
2019 Valencia MotoGP - Race Day as it happened
Live updates from Sunday's warm-up sessions then season-ending Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP races at the Ricardo Tormo circuit, Valencia!
Marquez recovers from fall to lead Valencia MotoGP warm-up
Full Valencia MotoGP warm-up results Marc Marquez went from an early fall to topping the warm-up session ahead of the Valencia MotoGP.
Garzo disqualified from MotoE Valencia Race 1, out of title fight
Hector Garzo has been disqualified from the MotoE Valencia Race 1 results, losing his second place finish, meaning he is out of title contention ahead of the final race.
Valencia: Lorenzo: 'It's Cal, Johann or Alex…'
Jorge Lorenzo believes the urgent search for his successor at the Repsol Honda team is centred around Cal Crutchlow, Johann Zarco and Alex Marquez.