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Zarco: “Was important to attack to not be attacked”, first MotoGP win ‘special’
Johann Zarco said he could not wait any longer to pass Pramac Ducati team-mate Jorge Martin after fearing he could lose out on a first MotoGP win.
Zarco wins for the first time in MotoGP but denies Martin victory
Johann Zarco has become a first-time MotoGP race winner after a last-lap overtake on team-mate Jorge Martin at Phillip Island.
Australian MotoGP Sunday changes - earlier races, warm-ups added
Having already swapped the full-length MotoGP race with the Saturday Sprint, further schedule changes have now been announced for Sunday at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.
Alex Rins withdraws from Australian MotoGP
Alex Rins has withdrawn from this weekend’s Australian MotoGP due to intense pain from his healing leg fractures.
Revealed: The conditions that Miguel Oliveira to Honda relies upon
Miguel Oliveira has emerged as Honda’s top target to replace Marc Marquez.
Marquez nearly repeats iconic save but admits “I don’t have a lot of confidence”
Marc Marquez almost repeated his brilliant save at Phillip Island from 2019.
“You have more to lose” - MotoGP riders react to schedule change
Miguel Oliveira was one of several riders to discuss the schedule change at the Australian MotoGP, as he admitted there is now more to lose.
Bagnaia unsettled at Phillip Island and jokes soft tyre woes are “for the show”
Francesco Bagnaia admits his poor run of form with the soft rear tyre needs to change after struggling again during practice at the Australian MotoGP.
Quartararo: “Worse than I expected”, Fernandez penalty
After his highest-scoring weekend of the season at Mandalika, topped by a podium, Fabio Quartararo was left just 17th fastest on Friday at the Australian MotoGP.
Miller delights home fans: “Awesome to be fighting at the front”
Jack Miller finished Friday practice for his home Australian MotoGP in second place, just 0.148s behind KTM team-mate Brad Binder.
Stoner: Marquez ‘the fastest rider still’, but would he have left Honda too?
Casey Stoner has opened up about whether he would have made the same decision as six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, which was to leave Honda for Ducati.
Australian MotoGP race swap: ‘Safety the most important factor’
Data from the cancelled Phillip Island qualifying in 2019 was behind the decision to move this weekend’s Australian MotoGP race forward to Saturday afternoon.
Binder ‘would love’ first MotoGP pole but ‘the race is more important’
Brad Binder is hoping to contend for pole position at the Australian MotoGP after topping Friday practice.
Australian MotoGP switches to a Saturday race
The extreme weather forecast for Phillip Island on Sunday means the Australian MotoGP race will now be held on Saturday, swapping places with the Sprint.
Binder leads KTM 1-2 but Bagnaia to go through Q1 again
Brad Binder led a factory KTM 1-2 while reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia suffered a disastrous Practice 2 as he missed out on an automatic Q2 spot.
Marc Marquez teases possibility to “earn” a better-spec Ducati “on the track”
Marc Marquez will use a 2023-spec Ducati during the 2024 MotoGP season but has admitted he could ‘earn’ a more up-to-date package if his results are good.
Honda’s big-money Vinales offer fails - new “contact” with Aleix Espargaro
Aleix Espargaro is reportedly in contact with Honda, after their lucrative offer for Maverick Vinales failed.
MotoGP title rivals pick out key traits that made Casey Stoner so special
Casey Stoner retired in 2012 before the current MotoGP top three of Francesco Bagnaia, Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi had even started their grand prix careers.
Gresini deliver ominous Marc Marquez prediction - and address his one-year deal
The Gresini team has no doubt that new superstar signing Marc Marquez can fight for race wins and the MotoGP title next season, as they also hope to convince him to stay for 2025.
Quartararo: “Pace is more or less there, but the starting position is critical”
Fabio Quartararo says qualifying, just like the Indonesian MotoGP, will be crucial in setting him up for a strong performance at Phillip Island this weekend.
Zarco ruled out of Honda options; another rider advised to “hang on, do nothing”
Johann Zarco has ruled himself out of Repsol Honda’s vacant 2024 seat.
"Hulk" Jack Miller's fiery warning about KTM's competitiveness at his home race
Set for his first Australian MotoGP aboard a KTM, Jack Miller is hoping to put on a show in front of his home crowd.
Vinales ‘fully committed to Aprilia’ as he shuts down Repsol Honda rumours
Maverick Vinales admits he’s fully focused on Aprilia and that he will see out his current MotoGP contract with the Italian manufacturer, despite rumours of a switch to Honda.
‘Strong, fast’: Martin the hunter again after ‘shortest title lead in history!’
Four days on from his race-leading accident at Mandalika, Jorge Martin was at least able to crack a joke: ‘It was the shortest MotoGP title lead in history!’