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MotoGP Australia: Fabio Quartararo: “Worse than I expected”, Fernandez penalty
After his highest-scoring weekend of the season at Mandalika, topped by a podium, Fabio Quartararo was left just 17th fastest on Friday at the Australian MotoGP.
MotoGP Australia: Jack Miller delights home fans: “Awesome to be back fighting at the front”
Jack Miller finished Friday practice for his home Australian MotoGP in second place, just 0.148s behind KTM team-mate Brad Binder.
MotoGP Australia: Casey Stoner calls Marc Marquez ‘the fastest rider still’, but would he have left Honda too?
Casey Stoner has opened up about whether he would have made the same decision as six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, which was to leave Honda for Ducati.
2023 Australian MotoGP Saturday race swap: ‘Safety the most important factor’
Data from the cancelled Phillip Island qualifying in 2019 was behind the decision to move this weekend’s Australian MotoGP race forward to Saturday afternoon.
MotoGP Australia: Brad Binder ‘would love’ first pole but ‘the race is more important’
Brad Binder is hoping to contend for pole position at the Australian MotoGP after topping Friday practice.
2023 Australian MotoGP switches to a Saturday race
The extreme weather forecast for Phillip Island on Sunday means the Australian MotoGP race will now be held on Saturday, swapping places with the Sprint.
MotoGP Australia: Brad Binder leads KTM 1-2 but Francesco Bagnaia to go through Q1 again
Brad Binder led a factory KTM 1-2 while reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia suffered a disastrous Practice 2 as he missed out on an automatic Q2 spot.
MotoGP Australia: Marc Marquez teases possibility to “earn” a better-spec Ducati “on the track”
Marc Marquez will use a 2023-spec Ducati during the 2024 MotoGP season but has admitted he could ‘earn’ a more up-to-date package if his results are good.
Honda’s big-money Maverick Vinales offer fails - new “contact” with Aleix Espargaro
Aleix Espargaro is reportedly in contact with Honda, after their lucrative offer for Maverick Vinales failed.
MotoGP title rivals pick out key traits that made Casey Stoner so special
Casey Stoner retired in 2012 before the current MotoGP top three of Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi had even started their grand prix careers.
Gresini deliver ominous Marc Marquez prediction - and address his one-year deal
The Gresini team has no doubt that new superstar signing Marc Marquez can fight for race wins and the MotoGP title next season, as they also hope to convince him to stay for 2025.
MotoGP Australia: Fabio Quartararo: “Pace is more or less there, but the starting position is critical”
Fabio Quartararo says qualifying, just like the Indonesian MotoGP, will be crucial in setting him up for a strong performance at Phillip Island this weekend.
Johann Zarco ruled out of Honda options; another rider advised to “hang on, do nothing”
Johann Zarco has ruled himself out of Repsol Honda’s vacant 2024 seat.
"Hulk" Jack Miller's fiery warning about KTM's competitiveness at his home Australian MotoGP
Set for his first Australian MotoGP aboard a KTM, Jack Miller is hoping to put on a show in front of his home crowd.
MotoGP Australia: Maverick Vinales ‘fully committed to Aprilia’ as he shuts down Repsol Honda rumours
Maverick Vinales admits he’s fully focused on Aprilia and that he will see out his current MotoGP contract with the Italian manufacturer, despite rumours of a switch to Honda.
MotoGP Australia: ‘Strong, fast’: Jorge Martin the hunter again after ‘shortest title lead in history!’
Four days on from his race-leading accident at Mandalika, Jorge Martin was at least able to crack a joke: ‘It was the shortest MotoGP title lead in history!’
MotoGP Australia: Fabio Di Giannantonio reveals “more possibilities” to claim new MotoGP seat
Fabio Di Giannantonio says the rumours surrounding six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez and his Gresini Ducati seat made it difficult to fully focus on racing.
MotoGP Australia: Francesco Bagnaia: VR46 training will help with title ‘fight’
After snatching the MotoGP title lead back from Jorge Martin last Sunday in Mandalika, Francesco Bagnaia is fired up and ready for battle in Australia this weekend.
Miguel Oliveira drops biggest hint yet that he could join Repsol Honda
Miguel Oliveira has opened the door to joining Honda after admitting he wants a factory MotoGP ride as soon as possible.
MotoGP Australia: Marc Marquez: 'Zero' expectations of Phillip Island podium repeat after Sachsenring disaster
Despite achieving his only MotoGP podium of last season at Phillip Island, where he finished in the wheeltracks of race winner Alex Rins, Marc Marquez has ‘zero expectations’ ahead of his return to Australia.
MotoGP Australia: Extreme weather forecast for Sunday at Phillip Island
Wind gusts reaching as high as 80km/h are currently forecast for the Phillip Island circuit on Sunday at the Australian MotoGP.
MotoGP Australia: Enea Bastianini: A lot of very fast Ducati riders want my seat!
Enea Bastianini is confident it’s ‘only a question of time’ before he shows what he can do at the factory Ducati team but admits a lot of satellite riders are eyeing up his MotoGP seat.
Marc Marquez may “embarrass factory riders” | Francesco Bagnaia told “don’t poke the bear”
The dynamic between Ducati’s factory riders and Marc Marquez could provide fireworks next season.
MotoGP: Marc Marquez confirms which Ducati-spec machine he will ride
Marc Marquez will ride a 2023-spec Ducati during the 2024 MotoGP season, putting him on this year’s bike that is likely to win the title.