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Dutch MotoGP: Quartararo increases championship lead with dominant Assen victory
Fabio Quartararo takes his fourth MotoGP win of the 2021 season with a dominant Dutch TT display.
2021 Dutch MotoGP, TT Circuit Assen - Race Day LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Assen!
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales leads factory Yamaha 1-2 in MotoGP warm-up
The man in the headlines both on and off track, Maverick Vinales tops his fifth MotoGP session of the weekend with warm-up at Assen.
UPDATED: Fernandez to MotoGP with KTM or Yamaha? Vinales to Aprilia?
Raul Fernandez says 'at the moment I know I will stay in Moto2 another season' amid growing MotoGP speculation and rumours Maverick Vinales could leave Yamaha.
Valentino Rossi: Assen is paradise for a MotoGP rider!
Valentino Rossi qualfiies twelfth for the Dutch MotoGP but 'we are all very close and I feel good with the bike'. Describes Assen as 'paradise' for a MotoGP rider.
Marc Marquez falls to 20th, commits to new chassis, traction control fix
A walking-wounded Marc Marquez left 20th on the grid after another fall at the Dutch MotoGP, but feels bike had the potential for front two rows. Receives new traction control solution and commits to the new Honda chassis.
Dutch MotoGP: Bagnaia surprised by Assen struggles, bike ‘shaking’ a lot
Francesco Bagnaia salvages a front row start for Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP on a Ducati machine that’s, ‘very difficult to manage in the fast corners because it’s shaking a lot.”
Dutch MotoGP: High grip means ‘I can be fast, M1 working fantastic - Vinales
Maverick Vinales called his Yamaha M1 ‘fantastic’ during qualifying for the Dutch MotoGP, but that ‘coming with good races I think I could be faster’, - even after setting a new lap record.
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales takes stunning Assen pole with new lap record
Maverick Vinales comes out on top in a brilliant duel for pole with team-mate Fabio Quartararo at the Dutch MotoGP.
2021 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Dutch MotoGP at Assen!
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales keeps unbeaten practice streak alive with fastest FP3 time
Maverick Vinales finishes fastest for the third consecutive MotoGP practice in Assen, as Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez missed out on automatic progress to Q2.
MotoGP Assen: Pol Espargaro pauses bike changes, 'flying' on Sachsenring Honda
Pol Espargaro pauses plans to test a Marc Marquez bike and new Honda chassis during impressive opening day at the Dutch MotoGP.
MotoGP Assen: Surgery complete for Franco Morbidelli, eight-week rehabilitation
Franco Morbidelli undergoes surgery to repair his left knee injury, 'eight-week rehabilitation programme'
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales tops day-one; ‘I didn’t expect to be that competitive'
Maverick Vinales continued where he left off at Assen (2019) as he topped both Friday Dutch MotoGP practice sessions.
Lucky escape for Marc Marquez, 'only Honda riders have these highsides'
Marc Marquez 'pushing' HRC for urgent traction control fix after becoming latest Honda MotoGP rider to suffer a huge highside; 'We cannot have these kind of crashes'
Dutch MotoGP: Quartararo ‘too careful’ in the wet, hard tyre feeling 'not good'
Fabio Quartararo felt he was ‘too careful’ in wet conditions at the Dutch MotoGP on opening day - weather that is expected to be around for the remainder of this weekend.
Dutch MotoGP: Assen ‘more suitable to M1’, yellow flags hinder Rossi progress
Valentino Rossi’s P18 finish on day-one of the Dutch MotoGP is not a true representation of his Yamaha M1’ potential according to the Italian; ‘I was a bit unlucky in the afternoon. I take a lot of yellow flags, also on the last lap I was fast but it starts to rain.”
Dutch MotoGP: ‘Couldn’t see our potential’, but P3 a ‘good first day’ - Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira enjoys a strong start to the Dutch MotoGP as he claims third position on combined times, even though it was ‘not the smoothest one because of the poor session we had in FP1.”
Dutch MotoGP: Vinales tops day-one, Marc Marquez suffers huge highside
Maverick Vinales was once again fastest in FP2 at the Dutch MotoGP, while Marc Marquez suffered a huge crash shortly before rain hit the Assen circuit.
2021 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Friday Free Practice LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Friday practice for the 2021 Dutch MotoGP at Assen!
Dutch MotoGP: Impressive Vinales tops Free Practice One at Assen
2019 Assen MotoGP winner Maverick Vinales finishes FP1 quickest from Pol Espargaro and Suzuki rider Alex Rins.
Dutch MotoGP: Good result ‘will be necessary for the championship’ - Zarco
Johann Zarco’s best Assen MotoGP finish of eighth is one he hopes to improve upon, as ‘it will be necessary for the championship’ before a five week summer break.
Marc Marquez 'felt something strange', went back to older Honda MotoGP parts
Marc Marquez 'felt something strange' with the 2021 Honda MotoGP bike, 'I said, I want to come back to something I know... 2019 or 2020 in Jerez'.
'Very interesting test' for Dovizioso, Aprilia decision 'soon' for MotoGP 2022
Andrea Dovizioso completes 'very interesting' third MotoGP test for Aprilia, factory must make a decison 'soon' regarding 2022 race seat with 'other interesting and valid alternatives' also on the table.