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Austin: Rins targets time-attack weakness
Having charged from tenth to fifth in Qatar followed by a 16th to fifth recovery in Argentina, Alex Rins and Suzuki badly need to qualify better at this weekend's Austin MotoGP.
Vinales at “full strength”, changing small things to reach podium
Maverick Vinales has confirmed he is fully fit following his heavy off after being taken out by Franco Morbidelli on the final lap of the Argentina MotoGP last time out but accepts he must give his all to recover lost ground in the championship.
Dixon: You live and you learn
Jake Dixon was philosophical when assessing his second race as a Moto2 rider, an outing he described as “not great”, admitting a set-up change ahead of the Grand Prix of Argentina didn’t pay off.
Booth-Amos: Nothing stupid, just picked them off
Tom Booth-Amos’ strategy paid off in Argentina, as the Englishman rode to 18th place, his best Moto3 grand prix finish to date.
Lowes: Small mistake, big price
A 'small mistake' carried a 'big price' for Sam Lowes last time out in Argentina, as the Englishman suffered his first DNF of 2019 due to an early crash at turn seven of the Moto2 race.
Moto2: Lowes confident he'll be quick again in Austin
Austin could be a pivotal weekend for Sam Lowes, who began the year with solid points for sixth in Qatar, but then fell after qualifying on the front row in Argentina.
Morbidelli: Half-a-lap more at COTA…
Franco Morbidelli heads to the Americas MotoGP aiming to replicate his weekend in Argentina - barring the last half-a-lap. The Petronas Yamaha SRT rider's late collision with Maverick Vinales took them both out of the fight for sixth.
Marquez chasing COTA magnificent seven
If you were to pick a track to try and beat Marc Marquez at, COTA would not be it. The reigning MotoGP champion has qualified on pole position (although he started fourth last year after a penalty) and taken victory on all six of MotoGP's previous visits to Austin.
COTA: Oliveira 'next step', Syahrin closing on points
After getting within a few tenths of being top KTM in only his second MotoGP appearance, in Argentina, Tech3 rookie Miguel Oliveira is aiming to maintain momentum by taking the 'next step' at COTA this weekend.
Michelin unsure how COTA will 'behave'
Further bump removal work at the Circuit of the Americas means Michelin is not entirely sure what to expect from the track surface during this weekend's MotoGP in Austin, Texas.
Bulega out of US round due to arm pump operation
Nicolo Bulega will sit out the United States round in Moto2 to undergo surgery to relieve severe arm pump, while Sky Racing VR46 has opted not to call on a replacement rider.
Biaggi takes on electric motorcycle speed record
Max Biaggi is teaming up with Venturi and Voxan to target a new electric motorcycle speed record. The six-time world champion, who currently runs his own Moto3 team while he also acts as an Aprilia ambassador, will ride the Voxan Wattman in an attempt to break the 330kph barrier.
Argentina: Zarco's struggles will make him stronger, won't copy Pol
Johann Zarco's Argentine MotoGP got off to a nightmare start when he had to take evasive action to avoid Jorge Lorenzo after the Repsol Honda rider mistaking activated the pit-lane limiter.
Argentina: Nakagami: Hard braking now my strongest point
After spending the majority of the Argentine MotoGP battling with other brands and riders on his way to seventh place, Takaaki Nakagami was left in no doubt where his current strength lies.
Argentina: Bagnaia gives front tyre a rest
Forced out of his Qatar MotoGP debut by a broken wing, Moto2 champion Francesco Bagnaia claimed his first premier-class points with 14th place in Argentina.
Argentina: Espargaro's pursuit of Quartararo slides away
Aleix Espargaro may have outfoxed younger brother Pol to claim ninth place on the final lap in Argentina, but the race underlined the need for greater traction from the 2019 Aprilia if it is to
Argentina: Rookie Oliveira pushing Pol for top KTM honours
When Miguel Oliveira was slowest of the MotoGP race riders on each of the four days of post-season testing last November, some were already predicting a troubled rookie year on the Tech3 KTM.
Argentina: Vinales: 2.5 years with this 'incredible' problem
Maverick Vinales began the Argentine MotoGP from second on the grid and confident of fighting for at least second place in the race, having been best of the rest behind Marc Marquez in morning warm-up.
Lorenzo: It’s unbelievable what’s happening
Jorge Lorenzo was left exasperated by a series of “strange, unlucky” events that pocked his second MotoGP race for Repsol Honda and kept him from building on a positive warm-up session on Sunday morning.
Argentina: Full-tank lessons for top rookie Quartararo
Fabio Quartararo claimed his first MotoGP points with a solid eighth place and top rookie performance in Sunday's Grand Prix of Argentina.
Rins sure of podium potential in ‘incredible race’
Alex Rins was left to curse a disastrous qualifying performance in Argentina that cost him the chance of challenging for a MotoGP podium place and limited him to a fifth place finish.
Argentina: 'I had to show my cards' - Pol outfoxed by Aleix
Pol Espargaro admitted he had little choice but to walk into older brother Aleix's tactical trap during the closing stages of Sunday's Argentina MotoGP. The pair had been disputing ninth for most of the race, with Pol's KTM shadowing Aleix's Aprilia.
Argentina: Crutchlow slams 'ridiculous' jump start penalty
UPDATE: Race Direction has released the side camera footage of Crutchlow's jump start:
Morbidelli: It's great luck we’re fine
Franco Morbidelli has put a recent escape from injury down to “great luck” after the Italian’s best MotoGP showing to date came undone in a last-lap collision with Maverick Viñales.