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Dovizioso has ‘same speed as fastest rider, but…’
It was a day of contrasting fortunes for Andrea Dovizioso, who rescued a second row starting place from a position of peril for the German MotoGP outing at the Sachsenring.
Lorenzo: Win not impossible at Sachsenring
Jorge Lorenzo feels breaking Marc Marquez’s Sachsenring domination is a realistic goal ahead of the German MotoGP, while he concede ending his rival’s run of pole positions slipped away due to a mistake during his best qualifying lap.
Petrucci: Lorenzo ‘target’ helped me to front row
Danilo Petrucci has admitted using Jorge Lorenzo as a rider to chase during his best qualifying lap helped him power to second place on the grid at Sachsenring.
Crutchlow: It'll be a big battle
Fresh from a record-breaking Assen race, MotoGP could be set for another big battle at the Sachsenring. Just over half-a-second covered the top twelve riders in qualifying and Cal Crutchlow believes at least ten of them will be fighting at the front on Sunday.
Marquez values title picture over Sachsenring record
Marc Marquez says his sole focus will be on maximising his MotoGP world championship lead over maintaining his flawless Sachsenring record after securing his ninth consecutive pole position at the German track.
Marquez snatches pole off Petrucci
Full MotoGP qualifying results from Sachsenring
Brad Binder re-signs for KTM
Red Bull KTM Ajo have extended their contract with Brad Binder, keeping the South African rider at the factory Moto2 team for the 2019 season.
Rossi, Pedrosa break top 10 in FP3, Dovi left out
Andrea Iannone returned to the top of the MotoGP timesheets during Saturday morning's FP3 session at Sachsenring.
Lorenzo fastest, ‘in great shape’
Jorge Lorenzo may have admitted Friday’s MotoGP timesheets that followed Friday’s free practice did not tell the full story, but he soon assured assembled media that “we’re one of the fastest, one of the strongest” at the Sachsenring.
Rossi (17th): The problem is always the same
The good news for Valentino Rossi is that he knows why he struggled on Friday afternoon at the German MotoGP. The bad news is the problem has been clear for the past 'seven-eight months' and 'we don't try nothing' to fix it.
Redding: Once you're gone, you're gone
Scott Redding doubts he'd make a MotoGP comeback if he accepts a full-time testing role, or steps down to Moto2 next season.
Kallio will need surgery for knee injury
Red Bull KTM test rider Mika Kallio has been ruled out of the remainder of the German MotoGP weekend after damaging ligaments in his right knee during a scary accident in Friday afternoon practice.
Marquez: Now Ducati is strong everywhere
After watching Ducati’s GP18 occupy three of the top four places in MotoGP FP2 at the Sachsenring, championship leader Marc Marquez now feels it is no longer a surprise to see the Bologna factory performing well… even at tracks at which it used to struggle.
Dovizioso ‘closer’ to Marquez, tyre life key
Andrea Dovizioso’s conviction that Ducati would be better placed to challenge Marc Marquez’s invincibility at the Sachsenring in 2018 than during previous years proved totally founded on Friday, after three GP18s occupied the top four places in MotoGP FP2.
Honda open to Pedrosa test role - UPDATED
Updated with quotes from Dani Pedrosa. Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig is open to Dani Pedrosa staying on as a factory MotoGP test rider in 2019. But it will depend entirely on what Pedrosa wishes to do.
Ducati to the front in FP2
Jorge Lorenzo came out on top of a time attack contest in the closing stages of Friday's Free Practice 2 session for the German MotoGP.
Morbidelli out, Bradl in for Sachsenring
Stefan Bradl will make his first MotoGP start since 2016 after being called up to replace in the injured Franco Morbidelli for the remainder of his home German Grand Prix.
Iannone, Suzuki lead Sachsenring FP1
UPDATE: Franco Morbidelli withdraws from the remainder of the weekend and will be replaced by local star Stefan Bradl. Andrea Iannone put Suzuki at the top of the timesheets during opening practice for the German MotoGP.
Dani Pedrosa announces retirement - UPDATED
Dani Pedrosa has officially confirmed that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the season.
Dovizioso: 2018 better than 2017 but too many mistakes
Andrea Dovizioso feels his Ducati package is stronger this year than his MotoGP world title-challenging effort from 2017 but accepts too many mistakes have cost him in the championship battle.
Marquez: Less pressure after Assen win
Marc Marquez feels he arrives at the German MotoGP round with less pressure to defend his perfect record at Sachsenring thanks to a confident-boosting victory at Assen last time out.
Lorenzo: 'Ergonomic change has been huge for me'
Jorge Lorenzo has underlined the 'huge' significance of the revised fuel tank shape in his mid-season MotoGP revival, despite fading from the lead to seventh place last time at Assen.
Morbidelli 'working' on 'clear opportunity' with Yamaha
Franco Morbidelli has reiterated “nothing is 100 percent sure” regarding his plans for 2019, and admitted he is awaiting Marc VDS to confirm its plans for MotoGP beyond this year before announcing his plans.
Rossi: Marquez strong everywhere now
Valentino Rossi says Marc Marquez is ‘very strong everywhere’ this year which makes the challenge of catching the defending MotoGP world champion even tougher heading to a circuit the Repsol Honda rider dominates at.