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Marquez beats Miller, Dovizioso in drying warm-up
Full German MotoGP warm-up results Marc Marquez has held on to top spot at Sachsenring in drying conditions following overnight rain as cooler temperatures appear to aid the struggling Ducati rid
Marquez "even faster" with carbon-covered Honda but not ready to race
Marc Marquez feels he can be “even faster” with Honda’s new carbon fibre-equipped chassis after retrying it during the German MotoGP round but confirms it isn’t ready to race yet and he will stick with his aluminium chassis.
German MotoGP: Rossi: Motorcycle 'more like a girlfriend than a mum!'
Riders are often known to form a close bond with their machinery and, after qualifying eleventh on the grid for Sunday's German MotoGP, Valentino Rossi was asked what the status of his relationship is with the M1:
Petrucci ‘quite scared, felt a lot of pain’
Danilo Petrucci faces his biggest challenge of 2019 on Sunday as he aims to navigate a way toward the top six from twelfth on the grid while battling “a lot of pain” in his right hand and left wrist.
German MotoGP: Nakagami: The pain is incredible
Takaaki Nakagami couldn't even take a step from his bike without the aid of crutches on Saturday afternoon at the German MotoGP.
Vinales: We’ve found consistency, now we must prove it
Maverick Vinales feels his improved consistency has come from “a little bit of everything” adapting with his Monster Yamaha squad but accepts he must produce a strong performance at the German MotoGP to finish the job.
Dovizioso: We don’t have a lot of cards to play
Andrea Dovizioso admitted he does not “have a lot of cards” to play in Sunday’s MotoGP race at the Sachsenring, after the Italian endured a day to forget in Germany.
Quartararo: Now I am balanced with my arm injuries!
Fabio Quartararo will wait until tomorrow morning to assess his physical condition ahead of the German MotoGP but remains confident of being fully fit despite suffering a partial left shoulder dislocation during FP3.
Marquez won’t risk MotoGP championship lead for perfect 10
Marc Marquez says he isn’t focusing on maintaining his perfect run of results at Sachsenring if it risks his MotoGP world championship lead despite dominating again at the German track.
Tuuli bolts to first MotoE pole at Sachsenring
Full Sachsenring MotoE Superpole results Niki Tuuli makes history as the first-ever MotoE pole-sitter in Superpole qualifying at Sachsenring ahead of the series debut in Germany.
Marquez in charge for pole position, Dovizioso down in 13th
Full qualifying results for the German MotoGP Marc Marquez has clinched his 10th consecutive pole position at Sachsenring defending a gap to Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Vinales, as his chie
Marquez leads FP3 with Rossi, Dovizioso into Q1
Full FP3 results at the German MotoGP Marc Marquez has retained top spot in FP3 at the German MotoGP as his chief title rival Andrea Dovizioso couldn’t keep a top 10 spot and heads into Q1 of
MotoGP: Marquez at 66 degrees 'not because I like it, I need to'
Marc Marquez recorded a huge 66-degree lean angle on his way to the fastest lap time during Friday practice for the German MotoGP at Sachsenring.
Rins surprised by key tyre combination at Sachsenring
Alex Rins says he felt instantly on the pace on Friday practice at the German MotoGP while he was shocked by the tyre combination which guided him to second place on the FP2 timesheet for Suzuki.
Rossi: Now I can ride in my way
Valentino Rossi described Friday’s MotoGP action at the Sachsenring as “quite positive” as he re-found comfort aboard his Yamaha M1. “It’s more my bike,” he said. “I can ride in my way.”
German MotoGP: Marquez: Quartararo showing Yamaha's real potential
When Fabio Quartararo put his Petronas Yamaha fastest during opening practice for the German MotoGP, it was the 13th time this season that the rookie has topped a MotoGP session.
German MotoGP: Vinales 'close' using winning Assen set-up
Maverick Vinales took to the Sachsenring track with "completely the same" bike set-up as he had used to claim Yamaha's debut MotoGP victory of the season last Sunday at Assen.
Dovizioso ‘struggling – but no more than expected’
Andrea Dovizioso believes he and several others are just behind the pace of the three quickest riders at the Sachsenring, but remains optimistic despite struggling – “but it’s nothing more than we expected.”
MotoGP riders wary of Sachsenring grid penalties after FP2 incident
MotoGP riders have been reminded to be aware of not blocking other riders at Sachsenring after an incident at the end of FP2, with stronger penalties due to be introduced for the closing stages of Saturday's FP3.
Petrucci: Ducati need gains in all areas
Danilo Petrucci accepts it was a tough opening day for Ducati having felt slow over both his qualifying and race practice runs at Sachsenring.
Quartararo: Arm feels good, we didn’t get to push on softs
Fabio Quartararo has reflected on his Friday practice at Sachsenring positively despite concerns over his forearm injury and a late FP2 incident which denied him a clean quick laps on the soft tyres.
German MotoGP: Marquez returns to the top at Sachsenring
Full FP2 results at the German MotoGP Marc Marquez has stormed back to lead Friday practice at the German MotoGP ahead of Alex Rins and FP1’s fastest rider Fabio Quartararo.
Bagnaia to miss German MotoGP FP2 for medical checks
Francesco Bagnaia will miss second practice at the German MotoGP to undergo medical checks after the Pramac Ducati rider suffered an crash midway through FP1.
Quartararo leads Marquez, Rossi at Sachsenring
Full FP1 times at the German MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has notched in two late flying laps to surge to the top of the timesheet in the opening practice session at the German MotoGP and pus