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Rins falls chasing Quartararo: 'I did nothing wrong'
Alex Rins takes the fight to Fabio Quartararo for victory in the Portimao MotoGP, but ends up empty handed.
‘He's (Marc) a bastard, beat me in the first race!’ jokes Alex Marquez
Alex Marquez claims first points finish of the 2021 MotoGP season at Portimao; Jokes that brother Marc Marquez is ‘a bastard’ for finishing ahead on his MotoGP return.
Mir not thinking ‘about the championship’, taking it race-by-race
Joan Mir claims Suzuki’s first podium of the 2021 MotoGP campaign after intense battle with Ducatis in Portimao.
Francesco Bagnaia: We lost yesterday the possibility to try and win
Francesco Bagnaia improves to second in the MotoGP World Championship standings following an impressive ride from 11th to the podium in Portimao; laments yesterday’s qualifying session and says second was ‘the maximum’ he could manage today.
Marc Marquez: Dream to finish, +13s incredible, 'explosion of emotions'
Marc Marquez felt out of his depth during the intense early battles on his MotoGP return at Portimao, but kept calm and went on to finish as the top Honda in seventh - then felt an 'explosion of emotions' as he returned to the pits.
Fabio Quartararo: I knew we had a little bit extra pace compared to Rins
Fabio Quartararo takes his second consecutive victory of the 2021 MotoGP season and Yamaha’s third from three at Portimao.
Fabio Quartararo claims championship lead with Portimao victory
Fabio Quartararo claims his second win of the 2021 MotoGP season with a dominating display at Portimao, while Johann Zarco loses the championship lead to his fellow Frenchman after crashing out.
2021 Portimao MotoGP, Portugal - Race Day Updates LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Portimao in Portugal!
Jack Miller fastest in MotoGP warm up session, suffers minor fire
It was an eventful start to race day for Jack MIller who was fastest during the MotoGP warm up session, but suffered a minor fire aboard his Desmosedici GP21.
Morbidelli: ‘big group of riders’ at the front, has the pace for podium
Franco Morbidelli heads into today's Portuguese Grand Prix fifth on the grid and looking for his first podium of the 2021 MotoGP season.
Luca Marini takes eighth in Q2, ‘close to the fastest guys’
Luca Marini enjoyed his best MotoGP qualifying result yet, as he secured eighth place ahead of today’s first European Grand Prix.
Alex Marquez ‘happy’ with rhythm, ‘ok’ after big FP3 crash
Alex Marquez will start 13th in Sunday’s MotoGP race at the Algarve International Circuit. ‘We always seem to be one position back from going through to Q2’, says Spaniard.
‘Quartararo is strong’, but ‘I believe I can stay with him' - Zarco
MotoGP championship leader Johann Zarco will line-up third for tomorrow’s Portuguese Grand Prix, aiming to keep pace with fellow Frenchman Fabio Quartararo.
Penalties cost Bagnaia, Vinales pole laps at Portimao
Francesco Bagnaia and Maverick Vinales lose pole position laps at Portimao due to yellow flag and track limit infringements, dropping them to the fourth row of the MotoGP grid.
Rins prefers ‘Medium tyre’ for the race, depends on track temperature
Alex Rins makes a statement at Portimao with second place during qualifying for the MotoGP Grand Prix of Portugal. Are time attack issues a thing of the past for Suzuki?
Marc Marquez ready to 'suffer' in the race, defends Suzuki tow tactics
Marc Marquez to make MotoGP race comeback from sixth on the grid in Portimao, seeks out both Suzukis for a tow in qualifying; 'Marc always likes to play these types of games'
‘Not a good idea’ to have repetitive ‘replays’ of crashes - Quartararo
Fabio Quartararo takes his first MotoGP pole position for the factory Yamaha team; ‘taste of this pole’ different to ‘other ones’ however, as French rider inherits pole from Francesco Bagnaia.
17th on the grid for 'worried' Valentino Rossi, 'tomorrow will be hard'
Valentino Rossi qualifies in just 17th place for the Portimao MotoGP, 'worried' because 'I expect and I want to be more competitive'.
Quartararo takes Portimao Pole as Bagnaia loses lap record
Fabio Quartararo made it a Saturday clean sweep as he took Pole Position at the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix, after Francesco Bagnaia lost top spot for a yellow flag infringement.
Portimao MotoGP - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Portimao MotoGP at Portimao in Portugal!
Quartararo fastest in FP3 at Portimao, Martin taken to medical centre
Fabio Quartararo tops MotoGP Free Practice three at the Portuguese Grand Prix, while Jorge Martin and Alex Marquez suffer big crashes late on.
Jack Miller to Zarco: ‘Dude, your bike is on fire’, Marc Marquez 'made me smile'
Jack Miller talks Portimao taxi service for Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez's return to MotoGP action.
Nakagami ‘pretty happy with P10’, following big turn one crash
Takaaki Nakagami recovers from a big crash on his opening lap in FP2 at the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix to finish tenth on day-one.
‘Chassis the same’ as 2020, ‘my riding style’ is better - Bagnaia
Francesco Bagnaia fastest for Ducati on opening day of MotoGP action at Portimao. ‘My feeling on the bike is better’ than last year, says Italian.