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Rossi confirms VR46 Academy overhaul, ‘not easy’ to find new talent
Valentino Rossi has confirmed three riders will depart his VR46 Academy junior programme at the end of the 2019 season, prompting a search for ‘new faces’ he admits will be tricky.
Austria: Marquez: Lorenzo needs to stay, win with Honda
Reigning MotoGP champion and runaway title leader Marc Marquez has backed struggling team-mate Jorge Lorenzo to remain at Repsol Honda next season.
Lowes confirms Gresini exit, tipped for Marc VDS?
UPDATE: Red Bull Ring, August 9th: The rumoured Alex Marquez-Petronas deal is now thought to have been vetoed.
Joan Mir to miss Austrian MotoGP
Joan Mir has withdrawn from this weekend's Austrian MotoGP, following Monday's big accident at the Brno post-race test .
Marquez: We’re working in right direction
A day on from one of his most crushing victories in the MotoGP class, Marc Marquez put “many, many” test items through their paces at the post-race test at Brno and concluded HRC’s current development direction is “the right one.”
Brno Test: Rossi talks 'first touch' with 2020 Yamaha
Valentino Rossi completed his first laps with a prototype of the 2020 M1 during Monday's official post-race test at Brno. With Yamaha playing catch-up to its leading MotoGP rivals, Rossi was pleased to get an August debut on next year's machine "like in the good old days".
Brno: Mir 'more or less OK' after 'scary' test fall
MotoGP rookie Joan Mir was fortunate to escape serious injury after suffering a big accident during the final hour of Monday's post-race test at Brno.
Vinales: New bike a small step, but…
On Monday Maverick Viñales made good on his vow from the previous day to spend the majority of Monday’s Brno test working for the upcoming grand prix at the horsepower friendly Red Bull Ring, rather than assessing Yamaha’s early prototype of the 2020 M1.
Brno: Miller: The front tyre light was on…
To help MotoGP riders get the maximum from their tyres, most if not all of the manufacturers have added a tyre-pressure warning light to the dashboard.
Rins ‘really disappointed’ at losing podium
Alex Rins was hugely disappointed to miss out on a third MotoGP podium finish of 2019 at the death as the Spaniard was unable to fend off a late Jack Miller charge as he ran into excessive tyre wear.
Vinales ‘couldn’t pass, got very frustrated’
Maverick Viñales admitted he was unable to remain calm throughout Sunday’s 20-lap MotoGP race at Brno as a lack of grip reduced his acceleration capabilities and limited him to a desperately disappointing tenth place.
Rossi: If grip is lower, we suffer more
Valentino Rossi has given his verdict on Yamaha’s issues at Brno after taking his best MotoGP result in two and a half months in awkward conditions for the M1.
Miller: We can be happy finishing 3.4secs off Marquez
Jack Miller says he can take pleasure from securing only the third MotoGP podium of his career at the end of an eye-catching Czech Republic MotoGP weekend as a whole at Brno.
Dovizioso ‘on the limit, at the maximum’ but no answer to Marquez
Andrea Dovizioso says he knew his attempts to challenge Marc Marquez for victory in the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno were over when he watched his rival make an error but still complete the lap quicker than he could.
Brno: 'Non-elegant' Zarco move ends Morbidelli, Mir race
Franco Morbidelli felt a 'non-elegant' move by a 'frustrated' Johann Zarco was to blame for their opening lap incident in Sunday's Czech Republic MotoGP.
‘Stronger’ Marquez dishes out demoralising defeat for Dovi
Marc Marquez’s sixth MotoGP World Championship win of the season – the 50th of his career - could be perceived as one of his most important successes yet as he comfortably saw off the threat of Andrea Dovizioso and Ducati at a circuit tipped to favour his rivals.
Brno: Rins: 'Marquez has no respect for other riders'
During qualifying at Brno, cameras picked up the end of a tense tussle between MotoGP champion Marc Marquez and Suzuki's Alex Rins.
Dovizioso edges dry Brno MotoGP warm-up for Ducati
Czech Republic MotoGP - Brno Morning Warm-up Andrea Dovizioso topped the timesheets in a potentially crucial morning warm-up session ahead of the Czech Republic MotoGP at a dry and sunny Brno.
Vinales ‘not disappointed – we gambled’
Ahead of Sunday’s MotoGP outing at Brno, Maverick Viñales remains “really optimistic” about his prospects despite a disappointing showing in qualifying that led to a third row start.
Zarco bucks his 2019 trend to surprise KTM with maiden front row start
Though the increasingly competitive Red Bull KTM RC16 has shown enough flashes of performance this season to suggest a front row qualifying performance hasn’t been all that far away, few expected it to come this weekend in the Czech Republic… and even fewer thought Johann Zarco would be the one r
“I get stared at in these conditions “ – Miller goes slick to second
Jack Miller jokes he was always destined to switch to slick tyres in the closing stages of a damp qualifying session for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno simply because ‘people expect it’ of him now.
Dovizioso on risk, Marquez tactics, sleeping well
Andrea Dovizioso was “pretty happy” to secure a place at the front of the second row for Sunday’s MotoGP outing at Brno after opting out of a slick tyre risk when rain was falling, and sees himself as one of four challengers for victory on Sunday.
Brno: Rossi: Not fantastic, but better
Having started outside the top ten for the last two races, Valentino Rossi was reasonably satisfied with seventh position at the end of a 'tricky' MotoGP qualifying in Brno.
“I shouldn’t have done that, too much risk” – Marc Marquez
Whilst the end result of his 58th and record-equalling MotoGP pole position will surely be remembered as one of his best yet, Marc Marquez concedes he shouldn’t have been gambling on slicks for the top spot in such tricky conditions despite its success,