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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.
Qatar MotoGP: ‘I didn't expect 362 km/h', but it was ‘a special moment’ - Zarco
‘Two things, the slipstream plus also braking late’ - Johann Zarco sets new top speed record in Qatar and will start sixth ahead of first MotoGP race.
Qatar MotoGP: Oliveira to start 15th, says ‘The pace is there’ for the race
Miguel Oliveira will start the first MotoGP Grand Prix of the year in 15th after a difficult qualifying, but finds improvements in FP4 for the race.
Qatar MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Vinales discuss race tactics
Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Vinales will start the first Grand Prix of the 2021 MotoGP season from the front row after finishing second and third in qualifying.
Qatar MotoGP: Zarco sets top speed record, speeds too dangerous? Riders react
Johann Zarco sets new all time top speed figures in FP4 with 225.1 mph (362.4kph) recorded at the Losail International Circuit.
Qatar MotoGP: 'Yamahas strong, Ducatis will lead, cross fingers for last 5 laps'
Aleix Espargaro feels Sunday's Qatar MotoGP race may not turn out as many expect; 'Everybody is saying we will have a big group, I'm not that sure... but there is no doubt the Ducatis will lead the first part of the race.'
Qatar MotoGP: 'We need a clear strategy’ for 'difficult' race says Vinales
‘Today was a bit difficult to go in the 1m 52s for us’ - Maverick Vinales settles for third fastest, but has ‘margin to improve’ for next MotoGP races.
Qatar MotoGP: Bagnaia - Pole Position is ‘Best way to start new chapter’
Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia secures first pole position of his MotoGP career with a new lap record at the Losail International Circuit.
Qatar MotoGP: Rossi: Great lap to start Petronas era, no deal with Pecco
Valentino Rossi nudged from the front-row by just 0.026s during his Petronas Yamaha qualifying debut at the Qatar MotoGP.
Qatar MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia storms to pole in Qatar, sets new lap record
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia sets the first ever sub 1m 53s lap at the Losail International Circuit to take pole position for the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix.
2021 Qatar MotoGP, Losail - Live Saturday Updates!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Qatar MotoGP at Losail!
Qatar MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli tops FP3, Jack Miller remains fastest overall
Franco Morbidelli tops the third MotoGP practice session of the weekend for Petronas Yamaha ahead of Aleix Espargaro. Jack Miller remains fastest overall heading into qualifying.
Qatar MotoGP: Joan Mir 11th heading into FP3, says ‘We have margin to improve'
Defending MotoGP champion Joan Mir misses out on all important top ten spot during FP2 in Qatar, likely to go through Q1.
Qatar MotoGP: 'We’ll definitely be using' the new fairing 'in the race' - Miller
Jack Miller shines on the opening day of MotoGP action for Ducati as he tops Free Practice 2, but says Franco Morbidelli is 'the guy to beat'.
Qatar MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia 'ready to fight for the top'
Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia carry fast pre-season form into the season-opening Qatar MotoGP weekend; 'I feel I'm ready to fight for the top'
Qatar MotoGP: 'Our bike is the favourite bike' around Qatar says Bagnaia
Francesco Bagnaia concludes opening day of practice at the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix second to team-mate Jack Miller. Says Ducati bike suits the Losail circuit the best.
Qatar MotoGP: Pol Espargaro 'fast, happy', 'there are two ways of crashing'
New Repsol Honda rider Pol Espargaro 'fast, happy' despite two falls on the opening day of the Qatar MotoGP; 'I'm getting closer, but also closer to the limit and I found it twice today'.
Qatar MotoGP: ‘I already like the balance of the bike’ - Valentino Rossi
‘I followed the Ducati of Miller and Bagnaia’ - Nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi gets first look at the two quickest riders on day one and says Ducati is the team to beat.
Qatar MotoGP: Miller fastest on day one in Qatar, three Ducati’s in the top four
Ducati dominate proceedings in the second MotoGP free practice session at the Losail International Circuit, with Jack Miller fastest ahead of team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.
2021 Qatar MotoGP, Losail Circuit - Live Friday Updates!
Day 1 of the 2021 Qatar MotoGP season-opener is underway at Losail.
Keith Huewen and the late Murray Walker remember John Surtees (Interview 2017)
Revisiting an interview from 2017 with two legends of the Motorcycle and Car racing world, as Keith Huewen sat down with the late Murray Walker to remember John Surtees.