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Moto2: Folger back in at Petronas Sprinta for injured Pawi
Jonas Folger will return to action for the Petronas Sprinta Racing Moto2 team for the remainder of the Czech Republic round to replace Khairul Idham Pawi who is suffering with severe hand pain after Friday practice at Brno.
Crutchlow talks tough day, Brno future, Nakagami 2020 bike…
UPDATE: Despite the rumours, Brno is expected to stay on the MotoGP calendar in 2020... Cal Crutchlow, winner of the 2016 Czech Republic MotoGP, began this year's Brno event with the eighth fastest lap time (+0.641s) during Friday practice.
Quartararo: Arms no problem, tyres the difficulty at Brno
Fabio Quartararo says he’s not suffering any pain from either arm having recovered over the summer break but concedes he still has concerns over tyre life ahead of the Czech Republic MotoGP.
Quartararo pushes Marquez off top spot
Full Czech Republic MotoGP FP2 results from Brno
Dovizioso edges Marquez in FP1 as MotoGP summer break ends
Full Czech Republic MotoGP FP1 results from Brno
Espargaro: We’re big enough to spend what we want
Aleix Espargaro believes Piaggio, Aprilia’s parent company, could invest the resources necessary to turn its MotoGP project into one capable of competing with the likes of Honda and Ducati, but admits this is out of his control.
Rossi: Yamaha is competitive, we need to find another way
Valentino Rossi takes confidence from the performances of Movistar Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales and Petronas Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo but concedes he still needs “to find another way to find a good feeling” with his M1.
Moto2: Hafizh Syahrin talking to 'two or three' teams for 2020
Following the official announcement that Brad Binder will take over his Tech3 KTM MotoGP seat next season, Hafizh Syahrin is planning a return to the Moto2 class in 2020.
Nakagami contract delay: 'I want same situation as Cal'
Takaaki Nakagami has shed light on why he is yet to sign a new MotoGP contract with HRC, to remain at LCR Honda in 2020.
Espargaro hints at engine upgrade, fitness better
After a summer of hard labour at KTM HQ, Pol Espargaro has “lots of [new] things” to test at Brno as the second half of the 2019 MotoGP season kicks off on Friday.
Nicolo Bulega to leave VR46
Nicolo Bulega is to leave both the VR46 Riders Academy and Sky Racing VR46 Moto2 Team at the end of this season. The young Italian won the 2015 CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship for Valentino Rossi's Junior Team, leading to a VR46 grand prix ride the following year.
Vinales still with “nothing to lose” after recent resurgence
Maverick Vinales still feels he has nothing to lose in the current MotoGP campaign and will use the same approach which provided breakthrough results before the summer break for the Movistar Yamaha rider.
Marquez: Same mentality, continue different Honda chassis runs
Marc Marquez says he will maintain the same mentality at the resumption of the MotoGP season from the first half of the year while continuing back-to-back tests between Repsol Honda chassis variations.
Miller, Pramac Ducati “pretty much shaken hands” on new MotoGP deal
Jack Miller says he’s close to finalising his new Pramac Ducati MotoGP deal for 2020 as the finer details hold up an official confirmation heading into the Czech Republic round.
Syahrin to race bike and car at Sepang 8 Hours weekend!
MotoGP's Hafizh Syahrin is to enter both the four-wheel World Touring Car Cup and two-wheel Sepang 8 Hours during the weekend of December 13-15.
Guintoli back for Suzuki at Brno
Fresh from the Suzuka 8 Hours, Sylvain Guintoli will make his second MotoGP wild-card appearance of the season at Brno this weekend.
Tito Rabat re-signs for Avintia, 'factory machines'
Tito Rabat, whose place at Reale Avintia Racing was in doubt for 2020, has re-signed to stay at the team for the next two years.
Rossi: 'I can't wait to be back on track at Brno'
During his MotoGP heyday, Valentino Rossi always enjoyed going into the summer break with a victory, so he could avoid spending the holidays dwelling on a bad result (as occurred at the hands of Sete Gibernau
Brno: Dovizioso: We should be very competitive
For Ducati to have a glimmer of hope of applying title pressure on Marc Marquez, they realistically need a repeat last year's defeat of the Honda rider in the next two MotoGP rounds at Brno and Red Bull Ring.
Brno: Vinales has 'conviction, peace of mind'
Maverick Vinales is confident of continuing his rich vein of form as the MotoGP World Championship restarts in Brno this weekend.
Sepang wants penultimate place as calendar grows, Vietnam 'interest'
UPDATE: IRTA's Mike Trimby confirms there has been 'some interest' from Vietnam for a MotoGP, but 'still a long way to go'. Sepang CEO Razlan Razali is happy to see MotoGP expand in Asia, as long as they can keep the penultimate round of the season.
Brno: Marquez: We can’t take anything for granted
Having built a 58-point lead during the opening half of the MotoGP season, reigning champion Marc Marquez currently has little opposition in terms of securing a fifth premier-class title.
Quartararo heals, 'feels good' for Brno
The MotoGP summer break came at a good time for rookie star Fabio Quartararo, who was still recovering from right-arm surgery in June when he suffered a small dislocation to his left shoulder during practice in Germany.
Oliveira, Syahrin eager to restart at Brno
Miguel Oliveira is looking to repeat the pace shown in the German MotoGP, but without the early fall, as the summer break comes to an end at Brno this weekend.