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Iannone: Start penalty 'harsh' after Lorenzo hit
"I didn't gain any advantage... I also got hit by another rider at corner 1, causing me to lose many positions"
2017 MotoGP Championship standings
World Championship standings after the 2017 Argentina MotoGP at Termas de Rio Hondo, round 2 of 18.
Rain suggests Rossi's problems bike, not tyre?
Wet laps give clue to cause of Valentino Rossi's front-end problems. Michelin explains new tyre theory and why it was withdrawn...
Abraham: Hopefully this proves I belong in MotoGP
Second-fastest Karel Abraham hits back at critics who questioned his return to MotoGP after a low-key year in World Superbikes.
Marquez, Crutchlow back tyre withdrawal call
Marc Marquez and Cal Crutchlow say testing a fourth Michelin front tyre with a stiffer carcass in Argentina would not have been feasible after a delay in their arrival due to a general strike.
Marquez pole - Abraham, Crutchlow front row!
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez surged clear in tricky conditions to take pole from surprise nearest rival Karel Abraham...
Espargaro: Aprilia is a Sunday bike
Gresini Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro impressed with race performance of his RS-GP but says improvement needed to boost qualifying pace on a single lap.
FOUR Michelin fronts available in Argentina
Michelin adds a fourth front tyre option for Argentina after Iannone, Marquez, Pedrosa and Crutchlow join Rossi in requesting stiffer casing.
Lorenzo improving 'little-by-little'
"I arrive here with no limits in my mind and we'll try to be faster than previously" - Jorge Lorenzo.
KTM could have big bang ready 'in three months'
"Now comes the point, where of course you take the next step and [a 'big bang' engine] has to be considered again"
MotoGP scraps penalty points system
MotoGP race makers have binned the penalty points system across its world championships as it was judged to be 'no longer necessary'.
Pedrosa: If I pushed, I'd have destroyed the front
Like fellow Honda men Marc Marquez and Cal Crutchlow, Dani Pedrosa has to nurse Michelin's medium compound tyre to a fifth place finish.
Espargaro: Ezpeleta said 'OK, we won't go'
"It was super tricky and Dorna for me did a great job. Our opinion is important and this is great"
Capirossi: Riders will have final say on racing in wet
MotoGP Safety Commission member Loris Capirossi reiterates that the riders will make the final decision over whether or not racing goes ahead in Qatar should the rain continue to fall at Losail.
New Saturday schedule due to rain in Qatar
The extra MotoGP track session has now been officially cancelled.
Suzuki only team to show homologated fairing
"Once passed, it is up to the manufacturer to decide when the design is used on track"
Rossi: Eight riders capable of winning again in 2017
Valentino Rossi says the 2017 MotoGP World Championship has the potential to produce another wide spread of race winners after nine different riders tasted success last season.
Qatar MotoGP Test: Long runs
The average lap time set by each rider during long runs on final day of Qatar MotoGP test...
John Surtees: 'Speed - you've either got it or you haven't'
"Speed is not something you find; you've either got it or you haven't" - John Surtees.
Miller gets latest Honda engine, Rabat returns
"We'll be testing the latest specification Honda engine for the first time" - Jack Miller.
Images: Marquez on the edge - Part 2
No-one takes a MotoGP bike to the limit - and sometimes beyond - like world champion Marc Marquez.
Images: Marquez on the edge - Part 1
No-one takes a MotoGP bike to the limit - and sometimes beyond - like world champion Marc Marquez...
Most popular MotoGP riders on social media
The 2017 MotoGP grid ranked by combined Twitter, Facebook and Instagram followers... who do you follow?
Lowes, Espargaro get striking Aprilia livery
Aprilia's all-new MotoGP line-up of Aleix Espargaro and Sam Lowes to race in this striking 2017 livery.