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Qatar MotoGP: Bastianini fastest in warm-up, Marquez 11th after crash
Enea Bastianini tops the Qatar MotoGP warm-up session from fellow Ducati rider Johann Zarco, while Marc Marquez suffers a first crash of the 2022 season.
Qatar MotoGP: Dovizioso: '20th is very bad, I lost completely the feeling'
Andrea Dovizioso says the good work from Friday at the Qatar MotoGP was completely undone by a lack of ‘feeling’ during qualifying. Darryn Binder suffers Q1 crash following engine cut-off issues in FP4.
Qatar MotoGP: Mir, Rins 'expected more' in Q2, 'good race' still possible
Joan Mir and Alex Rins 'expected more' after the opening MotoGP qualifying of 2022 resembled difficulties of the last two seasons.
Qatar MotoGP: 'Shaking' Quartararo 'on the limit' for eleventh, 'it was tough'
MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo pushes himself and the Yamaha M1 to the limit on day two in Qatar, but it's only enough for eleventh on the grid.
Qatar MotoGP: Bastianini sets sights on podium finish following maiden front row
Enea Bastianini promises to give his all in a bid to claim a third MotoGP podium after securing his first ever front row start in Qatar.
Qatar MotoGP: Marquez: Race leader key to 'big or smaller group'
'The crucial thing will be who will lead the race. We will see if it’s a big group or a smaller one' - Marc Marquez discusses the keys to what kind of Qatar MotoGP we will see.
Qatar MotoGP: Martin one of the 'candidates, but we need more for victory'
Even after securing a second consecutive MotoGP pole in Qatar, Jorge Martin feels 'we need something else to fight for victory'.
Qatar MotoGP: Are Suzuki race favourites? Martin, Bastianini, Marquez believe so
Qatar MotoGP front row riders Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini and Marc Marquez label Suzuki as pre-race favourites.
Miller: MotoGP level 'ridiculous', intrigued by Suzuki, reality slap last year
The 'ridiculous' level in MotoGP means Jack Miller is taking nothing for granted in terms of a Qatar podium challenge despite qualifying fourth on the grid. 'Intrigued' to see how Suzuki handles its extra horsepower in the race.
Qatar MotoGP: Slipstream to perfection as Martin secures first pole of 2022
Jorge Martin claims the first MotoGP pole position of 2022 after topping off a brilliant first three sectors with the perfect slipstream.
Qatar MotoGP: Miller: Biggest surprise Suzuki, 'they found some ponies in Japan'
Jack Miller satisfied with sixth place on the opening day in Qatar; 'The biggest surprise to me was Suzuki, 'playing possum' all winter.'
Qatar MotoGP: Bastianini recovers from deleted laps to top FP3, Quartararo P11
Enea Bastianini finishes fastest during FP3 for the Qatar MotoGP despite having two lap times deleted, while world champion Fabio Quartararo failed to secure a top ten result.
Qatar MotoGP: 'Positive' start for Aleix, Vinales 'complicated' day
Aleix Espargaro 'pleased because we started well', believes challenging at the front of the Qatar MotoGP is a very real possibility.
Qatar MotoGP: Marquez searching for 'Marquez-style', but 'lap time is coming'
Marc Marquez says the front two rows are a ‘good target’ for Saturday’s Qatar MotoGP qualifying after finishing second on day-one to Alex Rins.
Qatar MotoGP: Quartararo struggling to find the 'limit, missing something'
Despite a top ten finish on day-one of the Qatar MotoGP, reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo was left all at sea following struggles to find 'myself properly on the limit. I was missing something strange'.
Qatar MotoGP: Mir: Life easier with more power, we can defend on the straights
Joan Mir feels Suzuki's improved engine has put them in a position to not only solve their MotoGP qualifying problems, but with 'more power we can defend on the straights'.
Qatar MotoGP: Rins beats Marquez to day-one honours after thrilling FP2 battle
Alex Rins gets the better of Marc Marquez following a thrilling battle for top spot in FP2 at the Qatar MotoGP.
Qatar MotoGP: Brad Binder leaves it late to top FP1, Bagnaia crashes
Brad Binder sets an impressive time of 1:54.851s to claim top spot in Free Practice One of the Qatar MotoGP. World champion Fabio Quartararo only 11th.
Qatar MotoGP: Bagnaia, Miller homologate 'hybrid' 2021-2022 Ducati engines
Factory Ducati riders Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller homologate a 'hybrid' version of the 2021 and 2022 Desmosedici MotoGP engines.
Qatar MotoGP: Holeshot 'must be removed' - Marquez, Bagnaia 'for me it’s ok'
MotoGP riders disagree about whether the holeshot device should stay or go during the opening press conference of the year.
Qatar MotoGP: Miller: FP2 like qualifying, Moto2 glare, 2023 'bullshit'
Jack Miller talks implications of the new Qatar MotoGP start time and lackof testing at the track, sick of being 'written off' by contract rumours for 2023.
MotoGP Podcast: Keith Huewen's Qatar guide, race predictions
The Crash.net MotoGP podcast team make this predictions for this weekend's season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.
Qatar MotoGP: Marc Marquez: Winglets have made it harder to 'follow, overtake'
Marc Marquez believes MotoGP without winglets was 'better for the show', now it’s 'more difficult to follow, to overtake'.
Qatar MotoGP: Dovizioso: 3 factory Yamahas in a completely different situation
Bike specification may be the same but Andrea Dovizioso, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli in a 'completely different' situation heading into the Qatar MotoGP - Dovi predicts 'a strange weekend for everybody'