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Bezzecchi caught out by slipstream, Marini 'we need to stay calm'
Marco Bezzecchi falls while comfortably ahead of his fellow MotoGP rookies, and team-mate Luca Marini, in the Qatar season opener.
MotoGP Podcast: Aprilia impress, Yamaha woe, Suzuki top speed
The Crash.net MotoGP podcast team discuss mixed performances for Yamaha, Aprilia and Suzuki during the opening Qatar round.
Marquez: Binder's KTM 'bike I understand least' - Bastia, Pol title contenders
Marc Marquez spends much of the Qatar MotoGP near Brad Binder's KTM but says 'it's the bike I understand the least', tips race winner Enea Bastianini and Repsol Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro for 2022 title challege.
Morbidelli: Problem is that our maximum was not enough
Franco Morbidelli 'close to my maximum' in Qatar MotoGP season opener, but race time barely beats last year's pace on the A-spec Petronas bike.
Sasaki 'living the dream' before reliability problems, 'very disappointed'
Ayumu Sasaki says 'I was living the dream' during the first nine laps of last Sunday's Qatar Moto3 race before reliability cost him victory.
'Clear evolution' not enough for Mir, where do Suzuki go from here?
Despite more top speed and an overall easier bike to ride according to Joan Mir, the 2020 MotoGP world champion was unable to deliver for Suzuki in Qatar.
Use of yellow-and-red reduced adhesion, rain flags 'redefined'
Yellow-and-red striped flags will only be used if track adhesion is potentially reduced for any reason other than rain.
Dixon: Turn 1 and 2 was a disaster, should have been battling for the podium
Jake Dixon laments poor start to the Qatar Moto2 race after losing 15 places in the first few corners; 'Turn 1 and 2 was a disaster! We had the pace but the first lap held me back'.
Lowes: Qatar podium 'is fantastic, I have to be happy'
Sam Lowes starts off his 2022 campaign with an unlikely podium following recent tendonitis issues. Tony Arbolino secures second best Moto2 result in first race with Elf Marc VDS.
Espargaro: Podium was possible without 'mistake', but 'Aprilia in the mix'
Aleix Espargaro says a 'small mistake' late on cost him the chance to 'attack' brother Pol Espargaro for a Qatar MotoGP podium.
Vinales 'disappointed' with Qatar race, 'feeling' not the same as in testing
Maverick Vinales calls his P12 finish at the Qatar MotoGP 'obviously a disappointing result' after finishing 21 seconds behind team-mate Aleix Espargaro.
Marquez: 'In my opinion, I didn’t make a mistake', calls crash 'really strange'
Alex Marquez claims his Qatar MotoGP crash was not his own doing: 'I had a really strange crash at the first corner. I suddenly locked the front, but in my opinion, I didn’t make a mistake'.
Espargaro: New bike 'not as hard to ride', fight with Marc 'will be great'
Pol Espargaro claims Honda's revolutionised RC213V is 'not as hard to ride' as last season, and one that will allow him to consistently fight for MotoGP podiums, not just Marc Marquez.
Despite KTM's best ever start 'we need to keep our feet on the ground' - Binder
Brad Binder quick to dismiss claims of a title challenge following KTM’s first MotoGP podium in Qatar; 'It’s one race. We need to keep our feet on the ground. We’re far from where we need to be still'.
MotoGP to conduct 20-rider parade before Mandalika round, Quartararo not listed
MotoGP will conduct a special 20-rider parade through the Indonesian capital of Jakarta ahead of its inaugural Mandalika race. World champion Fabio Quartararo and podium finisher at Qatar Brad Binder not listed to appear.
Espargaro dreaming of world title; 'I’m going to fight for it with Honda'
Yes it’s been just one race and yes it might be too early to say, but Pol Espargaro believes he can fight for the MotoGP title following his third place in Qatar; 'Finally we can achieve what I’m dreaming of, which is to be world champion. For sure, I’m going to fight for it with Honda'.
Fernandez: Binder podium 'really important to me, means the bike can perform'
'Brad Binder reaching the podium today is really important to me because it means that the bike can perform' - Raul Fernandez upbeat about KTM’s chances despite finishing last at the Qatar MotoGP.
Gardner angered by Binder's riding; 'He was all over the place, was a disaster'
Remy Gardner clinches his first point in MotoGP, 'however, I was expecting a bit more speed from the bike'. Plans to discuss Darryn Binder's riding with the Yamaha man after claiming the ex-Moto3 rider was 'coming back on line without looking, it was a disaster'.
Dovizioso: 'Speed still not good, can’t be happy'! Binder 'enjoyed' rookie fight
Andrea Dovizioso leaves the Qatar MotoGP frustrated by a lack of performance from both himself and the 2022 Yamaha; ‘I can’t be happy, my speed is still not good’. Team-mate Darryn Binder misses out on points by just +0.012s.
Puig: Marquez unable to 'attack more', but 'soft tyre was correct choice'
Alberto Puig says 'motivation is very high' at Repsol Honda following a double top five finish at the Qatar MotoGP. Calls Marc Marquez’ soft front tyre choice 'the correct one' despite the eight-time world champion struggling late on.
Crash.net MotoGP podcast with Keith Huewen: Bastianini dazzles, favourites fade
Episode 36 of Crash.net's MotoGP podcasts featuring Keith Huewen analyses the big talking points from the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.
Suzuki unable to turn potential into results, Mir 'disappointed'
After impressing the paddock with top speed gains, Suzuki riders Joan Mir and Alex Rins struggle for grip during a 'disappointing' Qatar MotoGP.
Jack Miller forced out as bike 'gets lost', becomes 'foreign'
Jack Miller's factory Ducati gets 'lost' during the Qatar MotoGP; 'Over the back part of the track it would give me a massive burst of throttle, then I'd almost get run up the arse out of the last corner'.
Marc Marquez: I still can't use the rear brake like Pol
Marc Marquez yet to exploit the strengths of the new Honda to the same degree as Qatar MotoGP podium finisher Pol Espargaro; 'He is using the rear brake a lot, I still can't use this amount of rear brake.'