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Qatar MotoGP II: ‘The target is to win’, need to better ‘manage Sunday’ - Zarco
Johann Zarco goes into the second MotoGP race in Qatar with second place being turned into victory as the main priority.
Doha MotoGP, Qatar: Jack Miller: Strange vibration 'not really in our hands'
Jack Miller confident that last Sunday's Qatar MotoGP problem was a 'one-off' and 'not really in our hands'.
Qatar MotoGP II: ‘We are obligated to improve’, Vinales wants front start device
Maverick Vinales heads into the second MotoGP race of the season in Qatar as championship leader, but stresses that ‘we have to improve’ if he is to repeat the success this weekend.
Doha MotoGP, Qatar: Petrucci was 'scared' about shoulder, recovering well
Danilo Petrucci confident that injured shoulder will not hold him back in this weekend's Doha MotoGP, as he seeks to make up for opening lap exit on his Tech3 KTM debut.
Qatar MotoGP II: Working ‘on data’ to ‘allow me to be more competitive’ - Miller
‘I couldn’t ride as I wanted in the second part of the competition’ - Miller aiming to find ‘a solution’ that will allow Ducati rider to be more competitive in second Qatar MotoGP race.
Qatar MotoGP II: Bagnaia: ‘This week I'll definitely aim for something more’
Francesco Bagnaia looks to build on first podium for the Factory Lenovo Ducati Team in the second MotoGP race at Losail.
Qatar MotoGP II: ‘Shaving a few tenths’ and ‘race pace’ the aim for Espargaro
Aleix Espargaro looks to build on top ten finish in the first Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix of the year. Improving qualifying performance and ‘race pace’ the next goal.
Qatar MotoGP: Pol Espargaro: I lost 2.9s to Maverick in 20 laps. This is nothing
Pol Espargaro finishes within six-seconds of victory on his Repsol Honda MotoGP debut, having lost half of the time on the opening lap.
Qatar MotoGP: Vinales: Crutchlow and I have same ideas, feeling
Qatar MotoGP winner Maverick Vinales says he and new Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow 'have the same ideas, same kind of feeling on the bike, and this is fantastic'
Qatar MotoGP: Oliveira: KTM cannot compete with this tyre compound
Miguel Oliveira and KTM forced to settle for 13th place in the Qatar MotoGP season opener; 'It is not our free choice to use a soft tyre, we use it because we cannot use another one'
Qatar MotoGP: Alex Rins: I forgot launch control, difficult to manage the power!
Alex Rins fails to gain any ground at the start of the Qatar Grand Prix after forgetting to activate launch control.
Qatar MotoGP: Jorge Martin's dream start: 'Super-fast bike, great braking'
Jorge Martin talks dream 14th to 4th start on his MotoGP debut in Qatar.
Qatar MotoGP: Bagnaia: Maybe next week I have to change strategy
Francesco Bagnaia seeking more drive grip from his factory Ducati and considering a change in race strategy after leading more laps than any other rider in Sunday's Qatar MotoGP.
Qatar MotoGP: Quartararo: Big drop, same 'strange' problem as Rossi
Fabio Quartararo's podium hopes disappear aftre a big drop in tyre grip on his Monster Yamaha debut at the Qatar MotoGP; 'When Maverick overtook me, he was just in another league. He had much more grip than us'.
Qatar MotoGP: Jack Miller's mission: We need 7 seconds in 7 days
New Factory Ducati rider Jack Miller drops from third to ninth in the season-opener Qatar Grand Prix; 'I’ve said all along [Suzuki] were sandbagging…'
Qatar MotoGP: Aleix: Aprilia better than ever, pre-season not a joke
Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia finish less than six-seconds from victory at the Qatar MotoGP season-opener; 'We showed that the pre-season was not a joke, that we are better than ever and able to fight with the top riders'
Qatar MotoGP: Mir loses podium to Ducati 'rockets' but can smile again
MotoGP champion Joan Mir regains the feeling with his Suzuki just in time for the Qatar race; 'After qualifying, I wanted to destroy everything. But now I can smile! Even if two Ducatis overtook me on the last straight!'
Qatar MotoGP: Zarco matches career best finish with second in Qatar race
Johann Zarco finished top Ducati as he pipped Francesco Bagnaia and Joan Mir to second place at the first of two MotoGP Grand Prix in Qatar.
Qatar MotoGP: Vinales explains strategy that took him to Qatar victory
‘I was trying to save as much tyre as possible’ - tyre conservation key to Maverick Vinales taking the first MotoGP win of 2021.
Qatar MotoGP: Valentino Rossi, Franco Morbidelli explain race misery
The season-opening Qatar MotoGP proves a race to forget for Petronas Yamaha team-mates Valentino Rossi and Franco Morbidelli, who are struck by different problems on their way to 12th and 18th places.
Qatar MotoGP: Maverick Vinales fights through to the front for victory
Maverick Vinales takes the first MotoGP victory of the 2021 season with a dominant display at the Losail International Circuit.
2021 Qatar MotoGP, Losail Circuit - Race Day LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Losail!
Qatar MotoGP: Quartararo fastest in warm up, pole sitter Bagnaia 15th
Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo tops the pre race MotoGP warm up session, pole sitter Francesco Bagnaia only 15th.
Qatar MotoGP: Miller happy with 5th, ‘Ducati is rocket ship off the start’
‘For sure I’ll be In the top 2 by turn 1’ - Jack Miller confident ahead of today’s opening MotoGP race of 2021, plans to use Ducati power to get ahead of Yamahas by turn one.