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Argentina: Lorenzo: Everything is possible in MotoGP
Jorge Lorenzo will attempt to draw a line under a miserable Qatar weekend and make a fresh start to the 2018 MotoGP season in Argentina this weekend.
MotoGP: Brembo statement on Jorge Lorenzo's Qatar fall
Brembo has released the following statement after Jorge Lorenzo's dramatic exit from the season-opening Qatar MotoGP, which saw the Spaniard
Argentina MotoGP: Dovizioso: After Qatar, we are very excited
After brushing off a last-turn attack by Marc Marquez in Qatar, Andrea Dovizioso holds the early MotoGP World Championship lead heading into this weekend's Argentina round.
Moto3: McPhee: Let’s fight for the win
John McPhee travels to Argentina for the second round of the Moto3 championship believing he and his CIP KTM have the potential to challenge for the race win after an impressive fight-back through the field in Qatar.
Argentina MotoGP: Aprilia pair chasing first points
Having left the Qatar MotoGP season-opener empty-handed, scoring points will be the first priority for Aleix Espargaro and Scott Redding in Argentina this weekend.
Argentina MotoGP: Rossi: It will be a hard fight
Having kicked off his 23rd grand prix season with a close podium finish in Qatar, Valentino Rossi moves on to Argentina feeling he can 'try to fight' for a tenth MotoGP title this season.
Argentina MotoGP: 'Motivated' Vinales has faith in Qatar set-up
Defending Argentina MotoGP winner Maverick Vinales heads the 2018 event confident he will have 'many possibilities to win' after a set-up breakthrough in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.
Argentina MotoGP: Suzuki interested to 'check where we stand'
Suzuki is hoping the first daylight MotoGP race of the season, in Argentina this weekend, can shed more light on 'where they stand' after promising speed from Alex Rins in Qatar.
Argentina MotoGP: Marquez: We must not lower our guard
After the excitement of the season-opening Qatar MotoGP, which saw Marc Marquez lose out to Andrea Dovizioso in a final corner showdown, the reigning champion is urging that now is the time for maximum effort and commitment.
Argentina MotoGP: Bautista, Abraham head to best Aspar circuit
For the past two seasons, Argentina's Termas de Rio Hondo circuit has been the scene of the Aspar (now Angel Nieto) team's best MotoGP results of the year.
Argentina MotoGP: Zarco ready for a 'great result' in South America
After leading for 16 laps at the Qatar season-opener, Johann Zarco will try again to make history as the first satellite Yamaha winner of the four-stroke MotoGP era, in Argentina this weekend.
Argentina MotoGP: Into the unknown - Extra tyres for resurfaced Termas
MotoGP riders will have an extra front and rear slick to chose from at this weekend's Argentina round.
MotoGP: Crutchlow: Friends and rivals
MotoGP riders have a complex relationship with their fellow competitors. On the one hand, rivals stop you achieving your own dreams, force you to push beyond your limit, can put you in hospital if they make a mistake and out of a job if they are too fast.
MotoGP: Rossi's 2000 debut: I thought 'why are they so slow?'… and crashed!
Valentino Rossi holds the all-time record of 89 500cc/MotoGP race wins, but he was left empty handed on his premier-class debut in the 2000 Africa's Grand Prix.
MotoGP: Ducati insists: We would like to renew with both riders
Davide Tardozzi, Ducati’s MotoGP team manager, has re-stated the factory’s intention to renew contracts with current riders Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo for 2019 and 2020.
MotoGP: Moto2: Lowes: I just need to come back better for Argentina
Sam Lowes has revealed a transmission issue was at fault for his premature exit from his first race back in the Moto2 class in Qatar, but remains convinced of his race winning potential with the current KTM package.
MotoGP: Syahrin boosts Sepang ahead of Thailand debut
Thailand's debut on the MotoGP calendar this season means Malaysia no longer holds the only motorcycle grand prix in South East Asia.
MotoGP: Aprilia to debut carbon fibre swingarm on RS-GP
Aprilia is set to try a carbon fibre swingarm on its RS-GP for the first time during private MotoGP testing at Jerez this week.
Qatar MotoGP: Rossi: Nobody knows what will happen in Argentina
Valentino Rossi won't be surprised to see the Qatar MotoGP order shaken-up again next time out in Argentina. Both Rossi and team-mate Maverick Vinales were able to turn around a poor qualifying to set a competitive pace in the season-opening race.
Qatar MotoGP: KTM pointless as Pol forced to park
Bradley Smith was the only KTM rider to reach the finish of the Qatar season opener, in 18th place and 31.7s from victory. That was eight seconds closer than Smith had been at the same event the previous year, when team-mate Pol Espargaro finished 16th and 33.6s from the front.
Qatar MotoGP: Miller looks forward to 'bigger and better things'
Jack Miller set a faster Qatar race lap than Pramac Ducati team-mate Danilo Petrucci, on the latest GP18, but the Australian finished five places lower, in tenth, after over-stressing his front tyre.
Qatar MotoGP: 'Life is a challenge' - Morbidelli marches on after top rookie debut
Moto2 champion Franco Morbidelli kicked off his MotoGP career with a 'better than expected' twelfth place, as the top rookie, in the Qatar season opener.
Qatar MotoGP: Pedrosa 'tyred' after strong start
Johann Zarco was not the only rider adamant that unusual tyre performance thwarted his hopes in the season-opening Qatar MotoGP. Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa bolted from the second row to hold third in the early stages, despite being one of the few to select the very hardest front tyre.
MotoGP: Yamaha leaning towards Marc VDS, Morbidelli?
Officially, Yamaha is still to decide if it will even run a satellite MotoGP team in 2019, following Tech3's switch to KTM. At last weekend's season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis said that he 'hoped' to find a replacement, but added: