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Lorenzo: I hope to return to Motegi performance at Sepang
Jorge Lorenzo is optimistic he can return to his performance level displayed at the Japanese round in Malaysia this weekend after enduring a nightmare outing at Phillip Island.
Quartararo: Being fully fit for Malaysian MotoGP the goal
Fabio Quartararo confirms he has avoided further injury to his left ankle following medical checks after being taken out by a high-siding Danilo Petrucci on the opening lap of the Australian MotoGP and hopes to return to full fitness for his team’s home round in Malaysia.
Sepang: Oliveira unsure of Sepang fitness, Syahrin heads home
Miguel Oliveira is unsure if he will be able to compete in this weekend's Malaysian MotoGP after an MRI scan revealed some tendon damage to both wrists.
Zarco: No illusions about future - race, enjoy
Johann Zarco has revealed Honda bosses’ instructions prior to his MotoGP debut for the factory were simply “take this race and enjoy it,” rather than focussing on any “illusions” about securing a seat with them for 2020.
Lorenzo: I struggled in every way
The numbers don’t lie: Jorge Lorenzo felt his performance at Phillip Island was the worst of a deeply troubled 2019 campaign, as he finished last and a colossal 66 seconds behind team-mate and race winner Marc Marquez.
Quartararo: If Petrucci didn’t hit me, result the same
Fabio Quartararo admitted his mistake when braking just two turns into the Australian Grand Prix had already dashed his chances of securing a strong result before he was collected by an errant Danilo Petrucci.
Australia: 'Thrilling'- Iannone leads for Aprilia
'You would not believe it before the start, huh?!' smiled Andrea Iannone, after making history for Aprilia by putting the RS-GP into the MotoGP race lead at Phillip Island on Sunday.
Australia: Best yet as Bagnaia, Mir on brink of podium
Overshadowed by Fabio Quartararo for much of the season, fellow rookies Francesco Bagnaia and Joan Mir claimed their best MotoGP results so far at Phillip Island on Sunday.
Video: Petrucci brings down Quartararo after huge highside
This (below) is the huge highside that took both Danilo Petrucci and Fabio Quartararo out of Sunday's Australian MotoGP. The pair were among several riders to lose the rear on entry to Turn 2 at the start of the Phillip Island race.
Australia: Rossi leads his 400th GP, 'hard fight, but fun'
Valentino Rossi made a perfect start to his record 400th grand prix by sweeping into the lead through turn one of the Australian MotoGP.
Australia: Vinales: 'It was victory or nothing'
Maverick Vinales insisted he had no regrets after risking everything to try and pass Marc Marquez for victory on the final lap of the Australian MotoGP, only to crash out with a few corners to go.
Australia: 'Fingers crossed' as Oliveira undergoes MRI
While his MotoGP rivals were on the Phillip Island grid, Miguel Oliveira was on his way to a Melbourne hospital for further scans on his right wrist.
Australia: Miller: When I saw Vinales out my heart rate jumped!
While Jack Miller would never want to be gifted a maiden home round podium, on this occasion he wasn’t letting it slip to cap a stellar Australian MotoGP for the Pramac Ducati rider.
Crutchlow on podium after being ‘haunted’ by Phillip Island crash
Cal Crutchlow has banished some demons by taking a podium result 12 months on from his career-threatening crash at Phillip Island.
Australia: Marquez: Sometimes the fastest one doesn’t win
Marc Marquez is adamant Maverick Vinales had the stronger race pace at the Australian MotoGP and had to use his strategy to get the better of the Monster Yamaha rider to clinch victory at Phillip Island.
2019 Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island - Race Day as it happened
It's a packed day of action at Phillip Island with MotoGP warm-up being followed by the rescheduled qualifying sessions and then this afternoon's race. Meanwhile, the world championship could be decided in both the Moto3 and Moto2 classes.
Vinales dominates to Australian MotoGP pole position
Full Australian MotoGP qualifying results at Phillip Island
Zarco: You didn’t know when wind would come
Johann Zarco has described the conditions that led to Miguel Oliveira’s horror crash at Phillip Island on Saturday, saying the wind was totally unpredictable. “You cannot really know why it will come and when,” he said.
Crutchlow: We’d look like idiots if something happened
Cal Crutchlow felt Miguel Oliveira’s terrifying turn one crash in MotoGP FP4 was sufficient evidence to prove conditions were no longer suitable for qualifying at Phillip Island, saying riders “would’ve all looked like idiots” if they had continued and another incident occurred.
Australia: Oliveira 'pushed out of the track'
A frightening fall for Miguel Oliveira prompted final practice for the Australian MotoGP to be stopped and, after a meeting of the riders' Safety Commission, the cancellation of Saturday qualifying at Phillip Island
Australia: Rins: Riding alone okay, race could be really dangerous
While Alex Rins felt riding on his own in the strong winds at Phillip Island was possible, he fears if the conditions remain the same it will too dangerous for the Australian Grand Prix with riders grouped together.
Australia: Pol: 'Not as dangerous as everyone said'
Pol Espargaro was among the minority of riders that wanted to go ahead with MotoGP qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Dovizioso: Most riders would have to take risk without control
Andrea Dovizioso has backed the decision to postpone qualifying for the Australian MotoGP due to high winds as he feared conditions would have meant riders taking “a risk without really having control of the bike”.
Australia: Rossi: Difficult to predict, too dangerous
Preparing for a record 400th start, no rider has more grand prix experience than Valentino Rossi.