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Jorge Lorenzo to miss Brno and Austria
Jorge Lorenzo is to miss two more MotoGP rounds, following suffering fractures to his T6 and T8 vertebrae at Assen in June, with a new return date set for the British Grand Prix on August 23-25.
Ajo: Intensity of MotoE race 'a revelation'
Niki Tuuli and the Ajo team dominated the inaugural MotoE event at Sachsenring earlier this month claiming pole position, fastest lap and race victory.
New Michelin to make MotoGP faster in 2020
Michelin is aiming to cut MotoGP lap times by around half-a-second at certain tracks next season, thanks to a new rear casing.
MotoGP closes aerodynamic 'grey areas' for 2020
As expected, MotoGP's Grand Prix Commission has agreed stricter aerodynamic rules for the 2020 season.
Smith happy to remain at Aprilia, 'early' 2020 bike
While Bradley Smith still yearns for a full-time MotoGP ride, the Englishman would be 'very happy' to remain at Aprilia for the second year of his current contract.
Marquez: I crash less, but save more
This time last year, MotoGP champion Marc Marquez had fallen eleven times and went on to finish the season with 23 spills - more than any other premier-class rider, even without taking into account his many miraculous saves. The year before, Marquez fell 27 times.
Crutchlow: 2019 title 'finished', Dovi 'lost his opportunity'
When Marc Marquez beat Andrea Dovizioso for second place at Ducati's home Italian MotoGP, the 2019 title chase was all but decided in favour of the Honda rider.
Morbidelli: '7.5 so far'
Franco Morbidelli rates the opening half of his first MotoGP season with the Petronas Yamaha team as 7.5 out of 10. The Italian, 15th overall during his rookie premier-class season on a Marc VDS Honda, has taken two fifth places and a pair of front row starts on the factory-spec M1.
Valentino Rossi: I’ve won 89 MotoGP races…
Valentino Rossi pointed out he has fought back from a longer losing streak and jokingly highlighted his all-time MotoGP win record, when asked if his current victory drought is difficult to deal with.
Tuuli: MotoE fun on and off the track
Niki Tuuli wrote his name into the history books by becoming the first-ever winner of a MotoE (electric bike) race, during the German MotoGP at Sachsenring earlier this month.
MotoGP: Petrucci not counting on 'Ducati tracks'
Assen and especially Sachsenring, where Honda's MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has now won for ten seasons in a row, were always expected to be problem circuits for Ducati.
Moto2: Marc VDS hoping to keep Alex Marquez in 2020
Marc VDS team manager Joan Olive is hoping title leader Alex Marquez will remain with the team in Moto2 for 2020.
Ricciardo: MotoGP riders won’t like Silverstone resurfacing
Daniel Ricciado says MotoGP riders “are going to kick up a fuss” over sections of the Silverstone resurfacing as he feels the track surface remains bumpy.
Quartararo: I’ve still not had a big fight against Marquez, Rossi
MotoGP’s standout rookie Fabio Quartararo feels the next key stage of his progression in the premier class is “to have a big fight with people like Marquez and Rossi” as he reflects on his stunning start in 2019.
Binder more than deserves KTM MotoGP ride – Poncharal
Red Bull KTM Tech3 team manager Herve Poncharal has described adding Brad Binder alongside Miguel Oliveira as his own ‘dream team’ for the 2020 MotoGP world championship.
Puig: Marquez, Honda will forget points advantage in Brno
Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig feels Marc Marquez’s 58-point lead won’t be counted within the team once the MotoGP season restarts after the summer break.
Binder to replace Syahrin at Red Bull KTM Tech3 for 2020
Brad Binder will make his MotoGP debut in 2020 joining former team-mate Miguel Oliveira at Red Bull KTM Tech3 with Hafizh Syahrin axed from the team.
Moto2: Pasini in, Corsi out at Tasca Racing
Mattia Pasini will complete the remainder of the 2019 Moto2 world championship with Tasca Racing after replacing Simone Corsi.
Honda confirms Brno as Lorenzo MotoGP comeback target
Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig has confirmed Jorge Lorenzo is aiming to return from injury at the first round after MotoGP’s summer break at Brno.
German MotoGP: Points for Rabat as 2020 rumours grow
Tito Rabat claimed his second-best finish of the season with eleventh place in the German MotoGP at Sachsenring. But it may already be too late to keep his seat at the Reale Avintia team, which openly admits to seeking a 'young kid' from Moto2 to push the team forwards in 2020.
German MotoGP: 'Pleased' Aleix Espargaro goes down fighting
Aleix Espargaro may have crashed out of the German MotoGP, but the Aprilia rider was at least happy to go down fighting after a return to competitive form at the Sachsenring. Starting 15th, the Spaniard soon latched on to a big group of riders disputing what would become fourth place.
German MotoGP: Oliveira, Tech3 'sad' as best of season slips away
MotoGP rookie Miguel Oliveira had the pace to claim his and the Tech3 team's best result of the season so far, in the German Grand Prix. But despite setting the fastest lap of any KTM rider, Oliveira would fail to score a single point.
German MotoGP: Pol Espargaro: I was doing dirt track
Pol Espargaro struggled with a massive loss of rear-tyre grip on his way to a disappointing twelfth place finish for KTM at the German MotoGP.
German MotoGP: Rossi loses 20-seconds in a season, seeks answers
Valentino Rossi finished a MotoGP race for the first time since Le Mans in mid-May. That was the good news. The bad news was that the glimmer of hope after 'feeling good and being fast' on his Yamaha at Assen, before crashing out, evaporated at the Sachsenring.