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Australia: Miller: When I saw Vinales out my heart rate jumped!
While Jack Miller would never want to be gifted a maiden home round podium, on this occasion he wasn’t letting it slip to cap a stellar Australian MotoGP for the Pramac Ducati rider.
Crutchlow on podium after being ‘haunted’ by Phillip Island crash
Cal Crutchlow has banished some demons by taking a podium result 12 months on from his career-threatening crash at Phillip Island.
Australia: Marquez: Sometimes the fastest one doesn’t win
Marc Marquez is adamant Maverick Vinales had the stronger race pace at the Australian MotoGP and had to use his strategy to get the better of the Monster Yamaha rider to clinch victory at Phillip Island.
2019 Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island - Race Day as it happened
It's a packed day of action at Phillip Island with MotoGP warm-up being followed by the rescheduled qualifying sessions and then this afternoon's race. Meanwhile, the world championship could be decided in both the Moto3 and Moto2 classes.
Vinales dominates to Australian MotoGP pole position
Full Australian MotoGP qualifying results at Phillip Island
Zarco: You didn’t know when wind would come
Johann Zarco has described the conditions that led to Miguel Oliveira’s horror crash at Phillip Island on Saturday, saying the wind was totally unpredictable. “You cannot really know why it will come and when,” he said.
Crutchlow: We’d look like idiots if something happened
Cal Crutchlow felt Miguel Oliveira’s terrifying turn one crash in MotoGP FP4 was sufficient evidence to prove conditions were no longer suitable for qualifying at Phillip Island, saying riders “would’ve all looked like idiots” if they had continued and another incident occurred.
Australia: Oliveira 'pushed out of the track'
A frightening fall for Miguel Oliveira prompted final practice for the Australian MotoGP to be stopped and, after a meeting of the riders' Safety Commission, the cancellation of Saturday qualifying at Phillip Island
Australia: Rins: Riding alone okay, race could be really dangerous
While Alex Rins felt riding on his own in the strong winds at Phillip Island was possible, he fears if the conditions remain the same it will too dangerous for the Australian Grand Prix with riders grouped together.
Australia: Pol: 'Not as dangerous as everyone said'
Pol Espargaro was among the minority of riders that wanted to go ahead with MotoGP qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Dovizioso: Most riders would have to take risk without control
Andrea Dovizioso has backed the decision to postpone qualifying for the Australian MotoGP due to high winds as he feared conditions would have meant riders taking “a risk without really having control of the bike”.
Australia: Rossi: Difficult to predict, too dangerous
Preparing for a record 400th start, no rider has more grand prix experience than Valentino Rossi.
Australia: Marquez: Winds were on the limit for safety
Marc Marquez feels there was a possibility to complete qualifying despite the strong winds at Phillip Island but accepts with safety concerns in mind it was a sensible call.
Australia: Miller voted to ride despite 'scary, out of control' gusts
Always one of the first to risk slick tyres on a drying track, and one of the few that wanted to race at Silverstone in 2018, Jack Miller was again in the minority when it came to a riders' vote on cancelling Saturday qualifying at the Australian MotoGP.
Australia: Espargaro: Right decision… The front wheel was floating!
Aleix Espargaro praised MotoGP's Race Direction for listening to the riders and cancelling qualifying at Phillip Island. Strong gusts of wind plagued the Saturday action in Australia, intensifying in the afternoon.
Australian MotoGP qualifying postponed to Sunday by windy conditions
Qualifying for the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island has been rescheduled for Sunday morning due to strong winds following a red flag stoppage midway through FP4.
2019 Australian MotoGP, Phillip Island - Saturday as it happened
More adverse weather is forecast to shake-up Saturday at Phillip Island. Live updates from Saturday's Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP practice and qualifying sessions...
Australia: Vinales leads Marquez in weather-hit Phillip Island FP3
Full Australian MotoGP FP3 results
Vinales: We’re working in perfect way
Maverick Viñales believes he and the Monster Energy Yamaha team “are working in a perfect way” after he topped both free practice sessions on the first day of MotoGP running at Phillip Island.
Petrucci: What Marquez did was unbelievable
After having a front row seat to Marc Marquez’s latest wonder save, Danilo Petrucci gave his account of the incident while he was almost as equally impressed by his pace during the special session at Phillip Island.
Australia: Marquez clips 'slow mode' team-mate Lorenzo
Repsol Honda team-mates Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo came close to disaster at the end of Free Practice 2 for the Australian MotoGP.
Zarco: A big march to progress
He may have felt “like a rookie … restarting at [185mph]” in the morning, but Johann Zarco was buoyed by the potential of the LRC Honda after making his debut on the '18 spec RC213V at Phillip Island on Friday.
Australia: Dovizioso: After Marquez and Vinales we are there
Andrea Dovizioso expects to be in a group fighting behind the front-running pace of Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales at the Australian MotoGP but remains optimistic as “everything is open”.
Australia: Rossi ‘good from the beginning’ with Yamaha tweaks
Valentino Rossi feels setup modifications with his Monster Yamaha have made an instant impact at Phillip Island as he looks to recover from a nightmare Japanese round last time out.