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Le Mans: Lorenzo: 'It's just a matter of time'
Jorge Lorenzo's wait for a top-ten finish at Repsol Honda continues. The triple MotoGP champion crossed the line in eleventh place at Sunday's French MotoGP, for his best result of the season so far.
Le Mans: Iannone: The pain was too much
Andrea Iannone was forced to retire from the French MotoGP, due to ongoing pain from his Jerez accident. The Aprilia rider had missed the Spanish race due to the foot injury, also abandoning an attempted return at the post-race test.
MotoGP: Lauda will be incredibly missed, great fan of our sport
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP commercial rights holder Dorna Sports, has sent his condolences to the family of Niki Lauda. The Austrian, 'a true legend and one of the biggest characters in motorsport', passed away on Monday evening at the age of 70.
Marquez felt invincible in 2014, then 'boom'…
Reflecting on an extraordinary run of 56 consecutive hard-court victories, Tennis star Roger Federer once spoke of how, when everything clicked into place during a tournament, he felt unstoppable:
Le Mans: Miller: Maybe I got carried away at the start…
Jack Miller believes he paid the price for a combative start to the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, where he took the fight to eventual winner Marc Marquez in a thrilling early duel and “used too much of the edge of my tyre.”
Le Mans: Rins hands over helmet in marshal tribute
When Alex Rins crossed the finish line at Le Mans, he didn't dwell on his worst MotoGP result of the season but instead pointed to the sky before stopping at a group of marshals and handing over his race helmet.
Le Mans: 'Absolutely delighted' - McPhee makes history for Sepang team
John McPhee took his second grand prix victory, and first ever for the Sepang team, with a tense 0.1s victory over Lorenzo Dalla Porta in Sunday's French Moto3 race.
Le Mans: Morbidelli: Best feeling so far
Seventh place in the French MotoGP wasn't Franco Morbidelli's best result of the season, but the 7.2s margin to victory was the closest so far and his feeling the Petronas Yamaha the best it's been.
Le Mans: Mir, Abraham suffer warm-up lap mishap
Riders losing the front and falling under braking for the first chicane at Le Mans is nothing new. But Karel Abraham and Joan Mir were sent sliding into the gravel even before Sunday's French MotoGP even started!
'More engine, less risk' - 'Different' Marquez wins at Le Mans
A more powerful Honda engine combined with 2019 chassis tweaks have allowed MotoGP champion Marc Marquez to end his dependency on 'risky' late braking.
Rossi unable to overturn top speed deficit
Valentino Rossi was able to provide a frank assessment of the 2019 Yamaha M1’s capabilities after a race long tussle with three Ducati GP19s at the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, and believes his top speed disadvantage is now of some concern.
Le Mans: Petrucci: Always pressure, people like to criticise
Danilo Petrucci doesn't expect the pressure on his shoulders to ease despite his first podium for the factory Ducati team at Le Mans on Sunday.
Le Mans: Dovi sounds alarm: 'We have to find something'
Andrea Dovizioso is closer than ever to the MotoGP world championship lead after five rounds, since joining Ducati in 2013. The Italian was 31 points from the top in 2017 and 49 adrift at this time last year, before going on to finish title runner-up to Marc Marquez on both occasions.
Espargaro ‘proud of where we are’ - KTM closest yet
A “proud” Pol Espargaro believes Sunday’s astonishing sixth place at the French Grand Prix “100 percent” surpasses his achievements at Valencia last year, when he and KTM scored their debut podium in the MotoGP class.
Quartararo blames bad start for losing top five potential
Fabio Quartararo says a dream top-five finish could have been possible on his MotoGP home debut at Le Mans but blamed his poor start for missing out.
Vinales “couldn’t do anything” in Bagnaia hit, blames qualifying error
Maverick Vinales says he was powerless in trying to stay on his Monster Yamaha after being hit by Francesco Bagnaia but feels his lowly qualifying result triggered events leading to his French MotoGP DNF.
Quartararo leads Marquez in warm-up
Full warm-up results for the French MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has delighted the home fans at Le Mans by topping warm-up ahead of the French MotoGP beating pole-sitter Marc Marquez and an impressive perf
Dovizioso: We can really fight
Andrea Dovizioso has talked up his chances of taking the fight to title rival Marc Marquez after qualifying fourth for Sunday’s MotoGP outing.
Le Mans: Rossi 'very happy' with Saturday turnaround
Just 14th on the dry Friday timesheets, rain at Le Mans on Saturday morning washed away any chance of Valentino Rossi gaining direct access to Qualifying 2.
Le Mans: 'No gambling' as Miller secures front row
Mixed weather conditions for the Qualifying 2 pole position shootout at Le Mans provided the opportunity for someone to take a tyre gamble on slicks. Jack Miller would be top of most people's lists to throw caution to the wind and give it a go.
Zarco: To miss Q2 ... I was on fire inside
Not even a best qualifying result of the season could please Johann Zarco in front of an expectant home crowd, as the Frenchman admitted to feeling “on fire inside” as he failed to qualifying for MotoGP Q2 at Le Mans.
Le Mans: Petrucci 'curious' to see where front row leads
Starting no higher than the third row so far this season, Danilo Petrucci is 'curious' to see what he can do from second on the grid in Sunday's French MotoGP.
Vinales: Mission to be on podium, first Yamaha
Maverick Viñales was left to rue a botched strategy that limited him to a deeply disappointing eleventh place in MotoGP qualifying for Le Mans, but set out his goals for Sunday, stating his aims are to secure a top three place.
Le Mans: Marquez matches Rossi pole record, 'Race starts on Saturday'
MotoGP champion Marc Marquez claimed his 55th MotoGP pole position, despite a fall during a damp qualifying session at Le Mans. The feat puts the Repsol Honda rider equal with Valentino Rossi for premier-class poles, and only three behind all-time pole record holder Mick Doohan.