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Qatar MotoGP: 'Positive' start for Aleix, Vinales 'complicated' day
Aleix Espargaro 'pleased because we started well', believes challenging at the front of the Qatar MotoGP is a very real possibility.
Qatar MotoGP: Marquez searching for 'Marquez-style', but 'lap time is coming'
Marc Marquez says the front two rows are a ‘good target’ for Saturday’s Qatar MotoGP qualifying after finishing second on day-one to Alex Rins.
Qatar MotoGP: Quartararo struggling to find the 'limit, missing something'
Despite a top ten finish on day-one of the Qatar MotoGP, reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo was left all at sea following struggles to find 'myself properly on the limit. I was missing something strange'.
Qatar MotoGP: Mir: Life easier with more power, we can defend on the straights
Joan Mir feels Suzuki's improved engine has put them in a position to not only solve their MotoGP qualifying problems, but with 'more power we can defend on the straights'.
Qatar MotoGP: Rins beats Marquez to day-one honours after thrilling FP2 battle
Alex Rins gets the better of Marc Marquez following a thrilling battle for top spot in FP2 at the Qatar MotoGP.
Qatar MotoGP: Brad Binder leaves it late to top FP1, Bagnaia crashes
Brad Binder sets an impressive time of 1:54.851s to claim top spot in Free Practice One of the Qatar MotoGP. World champion Fabio Quartararo only 11th.
Qatar MotoGP: Bagnaia, Miller homologate 'hybrid' 2021-2022 Ducati engines
Factory Ducati riders Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller homologate a 'hybrid' version of the 2021 and 2022 Desmosedici MotoGP engines.
Qatar MotoGP: Holeshot 'must be removed' - Marquez, Bagnaia 'for me it’s ok'
MotoGP riders disagree about whether the holeshot device should stay or go during the opening press conference of the year.
Qatar MotoGP: Miller: FP2 like qualifying, Moto2 glare, 2023 'bullshit'
Jack Miller talks implications of the new Qatar MotoGP start time and lackof testing at the track, sick of being 'written off' by contract rumours for 2023.
MotoGP Podcast: Keith Huewen's Qatar guide, race predictions
The Crash.net MotoGP podcast team make this predictions for this weekend's season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.
Qatar MotoGP: Marc Marquez: Winglets have made it harder to 'follow, overtake'
Marc Marquez believes MotoGP without winglets was 'better for the show', now it’s 'more difficult to follow, to overtake'.
Qatar MotoGP: Dovizioso: 3 factory Yamahas in a completely different situation
Bike specification may be the same but Andrea Dovizioso, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli in a 'completely different' situation heading into the Qatar MotoGP - Dovi predicts 'a strange weekend for everybody'
Qatar MotoGP: Bagnaia keen on Ducati stay 'all my career', unsure of best bike
MotoGP title runner-up Francesco Bagnaia says if the decision was his he would stay at Ducati 'all my career'.
Qatar MotoGP: Nakagami: New Honda 'huge difference', Marquez: 'Radical' change
LCR riders Takaaki Nakagami and Alex Marquez talk 'radical' changes made to Honda's new MotoGP machine ahead of its race debut in Qatar; 'Testing is one thing but here is where everybody will show their real potential."
Qatar MotoGP: Vinales: We need to be realistic, not ready to win with Aprilia
Despite Aprilia's major improvements in 2021 and again during pre-season testing, Maverick Vinales does not believe he's ready to win a MotoGP race with the Italian manufacturer as it stands; 'To win a race in MotoGP you need to put a lot of points together. I still don't think we are ready'.
Qatar MotoGP: Marquez: Rossi not a main title opponent in the last years
'I mean he (Valentino Rossi) was not one of the main opponents for the title in the last years' - Marc Marquez not bothered about first MotoGP season without his former rival.
Qatar MotoGP: Zarco: Fabio, Rins look fast - I hope our engine will 'block' them
Johann Zarco hoping Ducati power can help him repeat last year's Qatar MotoGP heroics, but championship 'too difficult to predict'
Qatar Moto3: Ogden: Surreal knowing I’ll be sharing the track with MotoGP riders
Scott Ogden says sharing the track with MotoGP teams and riders will be a 'surreal' feeling as he gets set for his rookie season in Moto3.
Qatar Moto2: Acosta: 'My aim is to have fun', Fernandez pushing for title charge
Ahead of his first race in Moto2, Pedro Acosta is keeping the exact mindset that propelled him to the Moto3 title as a rookie; 'For my first season in the intermediate class, we aren't setting ourselves any goals. My only aim is to have fun at every Grand Prix'.
Qatar MotoGP: Marc Marquez: My motivation is huge, it’s time to enjoy
After two seasons derailed by injuries, Marc Marquez heads for his first Qatar MotoGP since 2019; 'My motivation is huge, we have come through something difficult and now it’s time to enjoy'
Qatar MotoGP: Bagnaia 'confident', Miller 'determined and strong'
After a relatively quiet pre-season, will Ducati pick up where they left off at the end of last year as the team to beat in Qatar this weekend?
Qatar Moto2: Sam Lowes 'a little worried about my left wrist'
Last year's double Qatar Moto2 race winner Sam Lowes return to Lusail 'a little bit worried about how my left wrist is going to feel'
Qatar MotoGP: Livio Suppo: 'Let's make sport, not war!'
Livio Suppo hoping MotoGP can 'give some smiles for a few hours to the people who are suffering' as he heads for his first event as Suzuki team manager.
Qatar MotoGP: Yamaha: 'Interesting to see where we stand'
Can new world champion Fabio Quartararo overcome Yamaha's top speed deficit and repeat last year's Qatar MotoGP victory?