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2021 Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Catalunya MotoGP at Barcelona!
Catalunya MotoGP: Morbidelli fastest in FP3, Rossi sneaks into Q2
Franco Morbidelli claims top spot during MotoGP FP3 at Catalunya, while team-mate Valentino Rossi manages to avoid Q1 after finishing tenth.
Catalunya MotoGP: Front end and soft tyre woes leave Valentino Rossi 19th
Only 19th on opening day of Catalunya MotoGP, Valentino Rossi suffers with ‘front end on entry’ feeling. Italian will try the hard rear tyre tomorrow in a bid to improve things.
Catalunya MotoGP: Quartararo: For me, I think that the layout is much better
MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo prefers the new turn ten Catalunya layout, but says the ‘change of tarmac’ is causing a lot of ‘movement from the front’.
Vinales on MotoGP future: 'I don't want to make a mistake again' - UPDATED
Maverick Vinales tells DAZN 'I don't want to make a mistake again' when it comes to his next MotoGP contract...
Marc Marquez: Better than Mugello, Yamaha fastest, Doohan advice
Marc Marquez 15th during Friday practice for his home MotoGP, needed to adapt style due to his arm in 'two-three' areas, feels other manufacturers have improved in low grip conditions, appreciates Mugello advice from Mick Doohan.
Catalunya MotoGP: Low grip conditions ‘like riding on ice’ - Espargaro
Aleix Espargaro finishes day-one of MotoGP practice in Catalunya ninth quickest; calls the grip levels ‘very low, like riding on ice’.
Catalunya MotoGP: Alex Rins surgery complete, sets sights on Sachsenring
Alex Rins pledges to 'do my best to be back for the German Grand Prix' after surgery for a wrist fracture due to a bicycle accident on the eve of his home Catalunya MotoGP weekend.
Catalunya MotoGP: Zarco credits following Quartararo for top time in practice
Johann Zarco says he got ‘lucky’ during MotoGP FP2, as following Quartararo helped him achieve a lap time at least four tenths quicker than what ‘was possible alone’.
Catalunya MotoGP: Johann Zarco fastest on day-one from Franco Morbidelli
Johann Zarco tops Friday’s combined MotoGP practice times in Catalunya, while the likes of Marc Marquez and Joan Mir could only manage 15th and 16th.
2021 Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Friday Free Practice LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Friday practice for the 2021 Catalunya MotoGP at Barcelona!
Catalunya MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro fastest from Franco Morbidelli in FP1
Local man Aleix Espargaro finishes MotoGP FP1 at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona fastest for Aprilia.
Catalunya MotoGP: Vinales 'didn't ask' for crew chief change, but trusts Yamaha
Maverick Vinales explains shock change of crew chief ahead of this weekend's Catalunya MotoGP, Valentino Rossi happy to see Silvano Galbusera return.
Catalunya MotoGP: Petrucci: Gardner deal 'well deserved', KTM my only target
Danilo Petrucci sets his sights on becoming Remy Gardner's 2022 Tech3 KTM MotoGP team-mate.
Catalunya MotoGP: Zarco has not spoken to Bastianini about Mugello incident
Following last Sunday’s pre-race incident between Johann Zarco and Enea Bastianini, the Pramac Ducati rider says ‘I was really lucky nothing happened on the bike’, while not yet speaking to the Italian about the incident.
Catalunya MotoGP: Marquez: Honda has been a difficult bike but a winner
Marc Marquez hasn’t tasted MotoGP victory since Valencia 2019, but the Spaniard believes this year’s RC213V has ‘more or less’ the potential of previous Repsol Honda bikes.
Alex Rins heads for surgery after bicycle accident, out of Catalunya MotoGP
Alex Rins' run of misfortune continues as the Suzuki rider is forced to withdraw from the Catalunya MotoGP due to a broken wrist after a bicycle accident.
Catalunya MotoGP: Gardner ‘can’t wait to ride' MotoGP bike, 'dream come true'
Remy Gardner says 2022 MotoGP ride comes after ‘many years fighting’ to reach the premier class, following the news of his signed deal with Tech 3 KTM.
Aleix 'sad' at no satellite Aprilias in MotoGP, 'door still open' for Dovizioso
Aleix Espargaro says he was 'very happy with the possibility to see more Aprilias in MotoGP with young riders, but it doesn’t look like it will be next year'.
Catalunya MotoGP: No specific 'target' in mind for Jorge Martin on return
Jorge Martin will make his return to MotoGP action this weekend after missing the last four races due to breaking eight bones in a crash at Portimao.
MotoGP Gossip: Fans allowed back at Barcelona and KTM’s revival at Mugello
In this week’s MotoGP Gossip Column; 20,000 spectators will be allowed at the Catalunya MotoGP, and KTM’s revival which saw Miguel Oliveira claim the team’s first podium of 2021 is analysed.
Maverick Vinales splits from MotoGP crew chief Garcia, Galbusera returns
Maverick Vinales will have a new crew chief from this weekend's Catalunya MotoGP round, with Valentino Rossi's former chief mechanic Silvano Galbsera replacing Esteban Garcia.
Johann Zarco, Jorge Martin stay at Pramac Ducati for MotoGP 2022
Pramac Ducati to field an unchanged rider line-up of Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin, on the latest machinery, in the 2022 MotoGP season.
Catalunya MotoGP: Vinales: Mugello ‘a weekend to forget’, lost the ‘feeling’
Maverick Vinales endured another difficult MotoGP weekend, while team-mate Fabio Quartararo took home the spoils in Mugello; says 'we will keep working' in order to not lose the 'feeling of practice', as the weekend progresses.