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MotoGP: Lorenzo tests new chassis, modified aero at Mugello
Private MotoGP testing at Mugello got underway on Thursday, where the track was dry until rain and hail arrived at 3:30pm.
MotoGP: Marquez: Yamaha lost a really good rider
Four rounds into the 2018 MotoGP season and the top Yamaha rider is second in the world championship, with two podiums and one pole position. But that rider isn't Valentino Rossi or factory Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales.
MotoGP: Espargaro devastated as more Aprilia misery scrubs podium chance
Aleix Espargaro's home Spanish MotoGP lasted just five corners before his Aprilia suffered a major technical problem for the third time in this season's four races.
Rabat: 'Testing doesn't count', Cardelus debut
It was a bittersweet post-race MotoGP test for Tito Rabat at Jerez, the Avintia Ducati rider improving both his qualifying and race pace, but knowing 'the test doesn't count' for points.
Sixth at test completes Morbidelli's best MotoGP weekend
Franco Morbidelli topped off his most successful weekend as a MotoGP rider by setting the sixth fastest lap time in Monday's official Jerez test.
Jerez MotoGP Test: Crutchlow clarifies speed, Sunday 'no easier to accept'
Cal Crutchlow finished Monday's official Jerez MotoGP test a close second fastest to Johann Zarco. But that was of no consolation given his fall in the race and the LCR Honda rider, on pole in Spain, is still seeking greater rear grip from the RC213V.
Jerez MotoGP Test: Electronics, aerodynamics on the agenda for sore Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa defied the pain from his massive Sunday's highside to deliver 75 testing laps of the same Jerez circuit on Monday, the equivalent of three MotoGP race distances.
MotoGP: Rossi awaiting ‘something more important’ for next test
Valentino Rossi has set his sights on a test in Barcelona in late May as a point for Yamaha to bring a considerable update that will aid the M1’s current woes in low grip conditions, after ending the post-race outing at Jerez with the tenth fastest time.
MotoGP: Vinales: We didn’t solve anything
There was little improvement in Maverick Viñales’ mood on Monday evening as Yamaha was unable to find a suitable cure for his rear grip woes, leading the 23-year old to comment, “We didn’t solve anything.”
MotoGP: Aero focus for Marquez, Crutchlow bike ‘exactly the same’
An emphatic victory in front of his home crowd was less than a day in the memory and Marc Marquez’s attentions had already turned to the next race in France, as the new championship leader used Monday’s post-race test at Jerez to assess a variety of new aerodynamic fairings.
MotoGP: Pedrosa ‘disappointed’ in Race Direction after fall
Dani Pedrosa has expressed disappointment at an interaction with MotoGP Race Direction in the wake of his dramatic exit from the Spanish Grand Prix, as his frustration its viewpoint of today's incident - as well as its reading of his clash with Johann Zarco in Argentina - remain.
MotoGP: Rossi: 'Yamaha have to do an effort'
Valentino Rossi may have been relieved to score a fifth place finish in a dramatic MotoGP outing at Jerez, but the Italian issued a sobering assessment of Yamaha’s current level and questioned the factory’s testing plans in the coming days.
MotoGP: Chain Reaction: Lorenzo, Pedrosa, Dovizioso skittled in Spain
Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso were wiped out in a shocking chain reaction while battling for second place in Sunday's Spanish MotoGP at Jerez.
Spanish MotoGP: Crutchlow lacking carbon fibre grip?
Did the carbon fibre swingarm give Repsol Honda riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa more rear grip in Sunday Spanish MotoGP?
Iannone counts on luck as Suzuki resurgence continues
Andrea Iannone concedes good fortune fell on him during the Jerez MotoGP race as he claimed his first back-to-back premier class podiums by taking third place for Suzuki.
Zarco in “dream” championship position with Jerez podium
Johann Zarco says he’s happy to keep “dreaming” in the MotoGP world championship title fight after jumping up to second place with his podium at Jerez.
Marquez surprised by return of “old style of Lorenzo”
Marc Marquez says he didn’t expect to see Jorge Lorenzo battling with the front-runners in Jerez but felt his rival's pace and style became a key tool to his victory.
MotoGP: Marc VDS responds to rumours: 'Committed until 2021'
Marc VDS, which runs a title-winning Moto2 team and race-winning MotoGP team, has issued a brief statement declaring it is 'committed to racing in the World Championship until 2021'.
Spanish MotoGP - Race Day LIVE!
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Spanish MotoGP - Warm-up Results
Marquez fastest in morning warm-up at Jerez despite a fall. Team-mate Pedrosa also hit the desk in the closing minutes. Jerez has been resurfaced since the 2017 event.
MotoGP: Ducati's Domenicali appointed MSMA Chairman
The MSMA has elected Claudio Domenicali (CEO of Ducati) as its new Chairman for the next two years, during a General Meeting at Jerez during the Spanish GP weekend.
MotoGP: Marquez fastest as both Repsol Hondas fall
Marc Marquez put his name at the top of the time sheets in an eventful MotoGP warm-up session for his Repsol Honda team, as both the reigning world champion and team-mate Dani Pedrosa suffered falls on Sunday morning at Jerez.