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Honda won't change approach for ‘true champion’ Lorenzo
HRC director Tetsuhiro Kuwata sees new signing Jorge Lorenzo as a ‘true champion’ for taking on the challenge by joining Repsol Honda but doesn’t expect working processes within the team to alter at the reigning MotoGP world champions.
MotoGP: Marquez: 'Boring, painful' winter - 'title fight or failure'
Having opted for shoulder surgery after the final MotoGP test of 2018 at Jerez, Marc Marquez gave an update on his physical condition during today's Repsol Honda team launch in Madrid.
Lorenzo: Joining Repsol Honda means a different level
Jorge Lorenzo has described the pressure and team effort provided by Repsol Honda is at “a different level” compared to his former MotoGP teams as he reveals more details on his recent scaphoid injury.
WATCH: 2019 Repsol Honda MotoGP launch
Crash.net is in Madrid for today's 2019 Repsol Honda MotoGP team launch, where Jorge Lorenzo will appear in team colours for the first time alongside reigning world champion Marc Marquez.
Lorenzo will recover “without doubt” for Qatar MotoGP race – Dr. Mir
MotoGP’s Dr. Xavier Mir has estimated Jorge Lorenzo will be “without doubt” ready for the 2019 season opener in Qatar and his scaphoid fracture was unrelated to his recent left wrist injuries.
MotoGP: Dovizioso: Danilo has more potential than people think
Andrea Dovizioso has conceded a more harmonious spirit inside the Ducati garage will not be enough to fight for the MotoGP world title, but is sure new team-mate Danilo Petrucci’s arrival to the official team has contributed to a “better feeling.”
Ducati dismisses Audi sale speculation
Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali says “there is no plan” from Audi to sell the Italian manufacturer having given a show of strength with the German brand’s logos appearing on the team’s MotoGP livery for the first time.
MotoGP: Lorenzo to miss Sepang after wrist surgery
Jorge Lorenzo's Repsol Honda preparations have been dealt a blow after it was confirmed that the triple MotoGP champion will miss the opening 2019 test at Sepang due to his recent left-wrist injury.
MotoGP: Pol: 'The toughest season of my life'
Pol Espargaro has a simple aim for the MotoGP off-season: "Heal up". The Red Bull KTM rider suffered a hernia in his vertebra during a 250km/h fall at the very first test of the year, in Sepang, also ruling him out of the Thai test.
2019 MotoGP calendar confirmed
The 2019 MotoGP calendar has been confirmed as featuring no changes from the provisional line-up released last September . The dates and events are therefore as follows...
Lorenzo requires surgery after fracturing left scaphoid
Jorge Lorenzo will undergo surgery on a fractured left scaphoid in his wrist, two days before the Repsol Honda MotoGP team launch after suffering the injury while training in Italy.
MotoGP: 40th anniversary tribute for Jorge Martinez 'Aspar'
The Valencian town of Alzira paid tribute to four-time world champion and current team owner Jorge Martínez 'Aspar' on Sunday.
Lorenzo undergoes hospital checks for hand injury
New Repsol Honda rider Jorge Lorenzo has been taken to hospital in Verona suffering with hand pains and has undergone checks on a potential scaphoid injury.
Dovizioso: Mid-corner improvements key, Ducati base 'good'
Andrea Dovizioso believes the biggest lesson learnt from his 2018 MotoGP campaign was improving Ducati’s base package but underlines key points on mid-corner performance which he fears the Italian manufacturer still trails its rivals.
Dall’Igna outlines Ducati rider strategy change
Gigi Dall’Igna has confirmed Ducati will attack the 2019 MotoGP world championship with two riders working together rather than “two riders who think independently” as the Italian targets the teams’ first titles since 2007.
MotoGP: Petrucci: Dovi gave me everything for life-changing chance
Beating your team-mate is the first rule in MotoGP - like any motorsport - and has seen riders go to extreme lengths to keep the secrets of their success away from the other side of the garage. Not so in the case of Andrea Dovizioso and new team-mate Danilo Petrucci.
Ducati: Nobody at fault in Lorenzo split
Ducati Corse CEO Claudio Domenicali says Jorge Lorenzo’s two-year stay at the Italian team was worthwhile in investment and development despite a premature split.
FIRST LOOK: 2019 Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP livery
Ducati became the first MotoGP team to officially launch its 2019 campaign when Andrea Dovizioso and new signing Danilo Petrucci unveiled the Desmosedici GP19 livery during a ceremony at the Philip Morris R&D Cube in Neuchâtel, Switzerland this evening.
MotoGP: Petrucci: No secret Jack and Pecco want my bike!
As the only factory MotoGP rider with a one-year contract, Danilo Petrucci knows he won't have time to "relax" at the official Ducati Team. It's also "no secret" that Pramac young guns Jack Miller and Francesco 'Pecco' Bagnaia have their sights set on his factory seat for 2020.
MotoGP: Dovizioso: We can really fight for the title
Andrea Dovizioso goes into 2019 with “more confidence” than previous campaigns, and “really” believes he and Ducati will be in the MotoGP championship mix after a positive end to the last calendar year.
MotoGP: Petrucci: We have a mission
Danilo Petrucci has acknowledged he and new team-mate Andrea Dovizioso enter the 2019 season with different goals, stating “we need each other to reach them” as he prepares for his first season as a factory rider in the MotoGP class.
WATCH: 2019 Ducati MotoGP launch - LIVE!
Crash.net is in Switzerland for this evening's 2019 Ducati MotoGP team launch, being held at the Philip Morris R&D Cube in Neuchâtel, where Andrea Dovizioso and new signing Danilo Petrucci will be taking the wraps off the new GP19.
Sepang team offers Pawi MotoGP prize
With Hafizh Syahrin preparing for the second year of what is hoped will be a long relationship with Tech3, the new Petronas Yamaha team has its sights set on another young Malaysian to become its first home MotoGP rider.
PICS: Behind the scenes at Lorenzo's Honda MotoGP debut
Repsol has released the following images of Jorge Lorenzo's first MotoGP test for Honda at Valencia last November. The pictures could not be released at the time due to the Spaniard's Ducati contract, which ran until December 31st.