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Thailand MotoGP, Buriram - Race Day LIVE!
Marc Marquez has his first chance to win the 2019 MotoGP title, today in Thailand. Follow live updates from Sunday's warm-up sessions then the Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP races at Buriram!
‘Little steps’ fuel Petrucci recovery
Danilo Petrucci was relieved to see a few rays of light in his difficult run after the Italian qualified as the top Ducati at the Thai Grand Prix.
Thailand: Rossi: Nobody expected Quartararo so strong
Valentino Rossi expected Fabio Quartararo to be strong during his rookie MotoGP season. But not this strong.
Lorenzo: I feel more power, recovery better
A qualifying position of 19 th may not show as much, but Jorge Lorenzo insisted his recovery to full fitness is coming along with the Majorcan feeling minor improvements each day.
Thailand: Dovi: Marquez fast, but not like Aragon
Andrea Dovizioso believes Sunday's Thai MotoGP could produce another big group battle for the lead. And the Ducati rider, who lost out to Marc Marquez in a final turn victory showdown one year ago, feels he can again be among the contenders, despite qualifying in seventh.
Thailand: Vinales wants small lead group to avoid Ducati riders
Maverick Vinales is aiming to avoid a repeat of the Aragon MotoGP when he lost out on the podium to Ducati duo Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller by stretching the leading group at the Thailand MotoGP.
Marquez: Main target podium, in front of Dovizioso better
Marc Marquez says he will prioritise securing a podium finish over gambling for victory at the Thailand MotoGP but with the chance to seal the riders’ world title he accepts finishing ahead of Andrea Dovizioso “will be much better”.
Thailand: Crutchlow: 'Mad' braking means wild ride
A wild braking moment at the end Qualifying 1 at Buriram ended Cal Crutchlow's chances of progressing to Q2, leaving the Englishman with a 13th place start for Sunday's Thailand MotoGP.
Thailand: Quartararo: Pole lap and pushing over the limit caused crash
Fabio Quartararo says having claimed provisional pole position and then looking to go even faster resulted in his late qualifying crash as he continues to star during his rookie MotoGP campaign.
Thailand: Miller: I hadn’t gone long at last corner all weekend…
Jack Miller feels a front row in qualifying at the Thailand MotoGP could have been possible but lamented continually going deep into the final corner – something he hadn’t done all weekend until Q2.
Quartararo takes Thailand MotoGP pole, Marquez, Rossi fallers
Full Thailand MotoGP qualifying results
Thailand: Quartararo 'allowed a little more RPM'
Petronas Yamaha team manager Wilco Zeelenberg has confirmed rumours that Fabio Quartararo has extra rpm available for the final rounds of his rookie MotoGP season.
Heavy rain delay triggers Thailand MotoGP schedule shake-up
After heavy rain at Buriram forced a delay to track action on Saturday at the Thailand MotoGP, a revised scheduled has been confirmed subject to weather conditions.
2019 Thailand MotoGP, Buriram - Saturday LIVE!
Heavy rain on Saturday morning means we are set for the first ever wet GP laps at Buriram - live updates from Saturday's Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP practice and qualifying sessions:
Marquez: For five-seconds I couldn’t breathe...
Marc Marquez has recalled the immediate aftermath of his horrifying FP1 high-side in Buriram when he “couldn’t breathe … [for] around five seconds” and admitted the incident was “more my mistake” than any other factor.
Dovizioso: There are two types of rider
In light of rival Marc Marquez’s huge FP1 fall and subsequent reaction to it, Andrea Dovizioso has explained his thoughts on how riders normally respond to sustaining injury, believing they fall into two categories.
Petrucci makes “little step forward”
Danilo Petrucci feels initial progress has been found on the opening day at the Thailand MotoGP as he bids to return to front-running form.
Thailand: Pol: I thought of trying to catch Marquez as he landed!
Pol Espargaro was just behind Marc Marquez when the reigning MotoGP champion was thrown into a vicious highside during morning practice at Buriram in Thailand. The KTM rider was so close he later joked that he thought about trying to catch Marquez as he landed.
Thailand: Lorenzo had a scare at same corner as Marquez
Jorge Lorenzo revealed he also had a scare on entry to Turn 7 during Friday's MotoGP practice at Buriram in Thailand, the place where team-mate Marc Marquez suffered his big accident.
Rossi: We are competitive but tyre wear a worry
While Valentino Rossi remains confident with Yamaha’s qualifying pace at the Thailand MotoGP he fears familiar tyre wear problems could restrain his plans in Buriram.
Vinales: Yamaha suffering less in top speed due to track layout
Maverick Vinales believes the Thailand MotoGP circuit characteristics are aiding Yamaha’s weaknesses in top speed but concedes it remains a point where he will struggle against rival manufacturers.
Thailand: Quartararo beats own expectations, warns more to come
Fabio Quartararo says he didn’t expect to top Friday practice at the Thailand MotoGP for Petronas Yamaha and is confident he still has considerable lap time gains to find from his package.
MotoGP to run special tyre test at Phillip Island
MotoGP will run a specific Michelin tyre test on Friday practice at the Australian round. As part of Michelin’s 2020 tyre development plans, all MotoGP riders will return to action for a special practice session which will not contribute towards the race weekend at Phillip Island.