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Nakagami hails maiden top five, best Japanese result since 2012
Takaaki Nakagami is celebrating a career-best result in the premier class as he became the first Japanese rider since 2012 to crack the top five in a MotoGP race.
Fourth place Rins makes it count on Sunday again
Alex Rins says he wouldn’t have finished higher than fourth position had he started in a better grid spot as he once again put his Saturday struggles behind him with another strong Sunday showing for Suzuki
Vinales salvages distant top six on dismal weekend for Yamaha
Maverick Vinales collected solid points for sixth position in the Italian MotoGP but took little joy from a weekend that saw the Monster Yamaha team comprehensively out-performed by its key rivals from start-to-finish.
Pace deserts Quartararo as race fails to live up to front row hype
Fabio Quartararo endured a sobering Italian MotoGP as he fell well short of an anticipated podium challenge after struggling for the pace that qualified him on the front row at Mugello.
Marquez tops warm-up as Dovi, Rins challenge
Full Italian MotoGP Warm-Up Results Pole man Marc Marquez continued in his quest to upset the home supporters ahead of the Italian MotoGP at Mugello after topping morning warm-up, as
Mugello: Marquez: Ducati's Pirro tactics triggered Dovi tow
Marc Marquez said Michele Pirro's behaviour during qualifying prompted him to back off and grab a tow behind the other Ducati of Andrea Dovizioso, for what became a record pole lap at the Italian MotoGP.
Rossi: FP3 mistake destroyed the day
Valentino Rossi was left to play down his failed strategy in Saturday afternoon’s Q1 session, instead focussing on an FP3 mistake that “destroyed the day” and forced him to start the Italian Grand Prix from a disastrous 18 th place.
Dovizioso plays down Marquez tactics
Andrea Dovizioso moved to play down any controversy in the wake of Q2, a session in which title rival Marc Marquez expertly used his tow to claim a brilliant pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, saying “it’s not a big problem.”
Vinales ‘fighting bike’ as Yamaha humbled by satellites again
Already facing an evening of questions after watching Valentino Rossi fail to progress beyond Q1, though Maverick Vinales spared some blushes with a comparatively solid seventh on the grid for the Italian MotoGP he only starts as the third highest-placed Yamaha at Mugello.
Marquez ‘probably picked up 0.4s’ from tow – Crutchlow
Cal Crutchlow believes he would have been ‘right there’ with pole sitter Marc Marquez had he been able to secure a tow as effective as his Honda counterpart during qualifying for the Italian MotoGP.
Espargaro ‘super-happy’, Zarco ‘trying to adapt because he has to’
It was once more a tale of mixed emotions in the Red Bull KTM garage following qualifying for the 2019 Italian MotoGP as Pol Espargaro gave another glimpse of the RC16’s potential as team-mate Johann Zarco sent his into the scenery at Mugello.
Rins on Q1 time-out: “I thought Rossi would be pushing”
Alex Rins paid the embarrassing price for choosing to stick behind Valentino Rossi in an effort to get a tow for his final flying lap of Q1 as holding back prevented him from beginning it on time.
Marquez drags pole out of the bag to deny Quartararo
Italian MotoGP Qualifying Results Marc Marquez produced arguably one of the finest qualifying laps of his career as he used his tactical experience to slipstream his way to p
Petrucci smashes Mugello record as Dovi, Rossi miss Q2 cut
Italian MotoGP - Free Practice Results (3) Danilo Petrucci powered to the top of the timesheets in FP3 for the Italian MotoGP at Mugello, but his title challenging team-mate
PICS: Valentino Rossi's 2019 Mugello helmet
Valentino Rossi unveiled this special one-off helmet livery on Saturday morning at his home Mugello MotoGP. For their latest creation, AGV state that Rossi and designer Aldo Drudi chose 'a new and bright livery that interprets the Italian flag motif like never before'.
Espargaro: This is real…
Pol Espargaro felt Friday afternoon’s fine performance at Mugello confirmed the progress KTM has made in recent weeks, and was “super pleased” that considerable bike changes are now working at a variety of tracks.
Mugello: 'Difficult day' leaves Rossi 18th
Valentino Rossi suffered his worst start to a MotoGP weekend this season with 18th place, and slowest Yamaha, after Friday practice for his home Italian round.
Marquez ‘sick, reactions slower’
Marc Marquez admitted he was some way off his swashbuckling best through the first day of MotoGP free practice at Mugello, as the reigning world champion battled with sickness and fever to prepare for Sunday’s 23-lap race.
Rins finds thrills in both 350km/h speed and Suzuki handling
Alex Rins says it was a thrill to watch his speedometer hit the 350km/h (217mph) mark during free practice for the Italian MotoGP as his Suzuki proved competitive at Mugello.
Mugello: Fast start for Petrucci despite flu, final corner
Danilo Petrucci may be feeling physically weak, but the Italian made a strong start to his home MotoGP with third in Friday practice at Mugello.
Mugello: Vinales: 'Bike is so nervous, I'm struggling'
On paper, Maverick Vinales had a much better opening day at the Italian MotoGP than Monster Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi.
More power, more fun for in-form Quartararo
Still riding the confidence high of his record-breaking pole position in Jerez, Fabio Quartararo continued his strong single lap form in practice for the Italian MotoGP as he experienced Mugello on a MotoGP machine for the first time.
Lorenzo plays down 20th, insists pace is top ten
Whilst the result on paper appears to resonate with his performances on the Repsol Honda so far this year, Jorge Lorenzo insists his 20th position at the end of the Italian GP FP2 session is not reflective of his true pace at Mugello.
Dovizioso ‘not happy, can’t ride how I want’
Andrea Dovizioso has said he is currently unable to “ride how I want” at Mugello and believes the overall package of his Ducati’s Desmosedici GP19 “is still not goo enough” to fight for victory at the Italian Grand Prix.