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Assen: Rossi: Sorry, my mistake… maybe we found something
Valentino Rossi and Takaaki Nakagami were fortunate to escape serious injury after a highspeed accident in the early stages of the Dutch MotoGP race.
Miller: The most boring race of my life
Jack Miller didn’t mince his words in the wake of a disappointing outing at the Dutch Grand Prix, calling the 26-lap affair the “most boring race of my life” in which his ninth place was “not good enough.”
Quartararo on speed wobbles: I was stupid
Fabio Quartararo says the combination of crosswinds and taking the wrong line down the Assen back straight caused his Petronas Yamaha to suffer high-speed wobbles during the Dutch MotoGP as he took the blame for the problem.
Marquez “forgot about victory” to extend MotoGP points lead
Marc Marquez says he opted to give up fighting for victory at the Dutch MotoGP to maximise his advantage in the championship, while picking the soft rear tyre to steer clear of his direct title rivals at Assen.
Dovizioso: We can’t go home with a smile
Not for the first time in 2019 “the maximum” during a MotoGP race was not enough for Andrea Dovizioso as the pleasure of securing a fighting fourth place at Assen was tempered by Marc Marquez’s exceptional second place.
Vinales: From Catalan MotoGP I knew I could fight for Assen win
Maverick Vinales believes he had winning potential at Assen from the last round in Catalunya and was thrilled to pull together a complete weekend to take his and Yamaha’s first MotoGP win of 2019.
Assen: 'Strange' crash from lead costs Rins victory chance
Alex Rins is convinced he had the pace to battle Maverick Vinales for victory in Sunday's Dutch MotoGP round. But the Suzuki rider will never know after crashing out of the lead on lap 3.
Vinales leads warm-up as Dovizioso surges to second
Full Dutch MotoGP warm-up results Maverick Vinales has made his claim for victory at the Dutch MotoGP by topping morning warm-up by a useful margin over a resurgent Andrea Dovizioso on the Ducati.
Crutchlow: The situation is worrying
Cal Crutchlow has labelled his current predicament “worrying” after the Englishman continued to struggle for front-end feel with the 2019 Honda RC213V and said his 17 th place in FP4 “is the reality at the moment.”
Rossi ‘in trouble, quite slow’
Valentino Rossi was at a loss to explain his lack of speed on Saturday afternoon after another lousy qualifying performance that left him 14th on the grid.
Dovizioso: The problem is always the same
Andrea Dovizioso struggled to hide his disappointment at the close of MotoGP qualifying day at Assen with the Italian lamenting the turning limitations of Ducati’s GP19 that hampered his efforts at Assen.
Vinales: Difficult to understand pace changes compared to Rossi
Maverick Vinales concedes he’s struggling to understand why his form and pace changes dramatically compared to Monster Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi as he qualifies on the front row at Assen with the Italian rider down in 14 th place.
Assen: Marquez: If Yamaha are going to win, it's here
Marc Marquez has piled pressure on the Yamaha riders by declaring that, if they are going to win, it will be in Sunday's Dutch MotoGP race at Assen. "It's the best bike at this circuit," added the reigning world champion.
Rins cures Suzuki qualifying woes with Assen front row
Alex Rins believes he’s solved his qualifying problems on the Suzuki as he secures just his second front row start in MotoGP with third place at Assen.
Assen: Marquez: Physical track, physical bike, but pace good
MotoGP champion Marc Marquez admits the physical nature of the 2019 Honda is taking its toll around the high-speed twists of the Assen circuit.
Pole-sitter Quartararo uncertain over race tyre pick
After completing the first part of a potentially-perfect race weekend at Assen with pole position, Fabio Quartararo concedes the second part could be decided on an all-important tyre pick with his Petronas Yamaha for the Dutch MotoGP.
Quartararo scorches Assen for second straight pole position
Full qualifying results for the Dutch MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has bolted to his second consecutive MotoGP pole position by destroying his own new lap record at Assen ahead of Maverick Vinales
Quartararo smashes lap record, Rossi heads to Q1 again
Full FP3 times at the Dutch MotoGP Fabio Quartararo has laid down a marker by setting the fastest ever MotoGP lap at Assen at the end of FP3 to claim top spot for Petronas Yamaha, while V
Puig ‘worried, but this doesn’t change our approach’
Alberto Puig has admitted Honda is “worried” by the repeated issues befalling Jorge Lorenzo but insisted the Japanese factory will continue to strive to make the Majorcan comfortable on the RC213V.
Lorenzo: I'll miss Assen and Sachsenring
Just as Jorge Lorenzo seemed to be making tangible progress in his adaptation to the Honda, the triple MotoGP champion has been forced out of both this weekend's Dutch MotoGP and the following German round by injury.
Marquez: Today shows we don’t have easiest bike
Marc Marquez has said Friday’s events at Assen, which included a terrifying high-speed crash for team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, were the latest confirmation that Honda doesn’t “have the easiest bike on the grid.”
Rossi 'not fantastic, gap to the fastest'
Valentino Rossi sneaked into the all-important top ten at the close of the first day of MotoGP running at Assen, but was far from content, stating he was still some way off where he wanted to be.
Assen: Vinales fastest, keeping head down
Maverick Vinales continued the momentum from his strong early showing in the Barcelona race - before being taken down by Jorge Lorenzo - and fastest lap time at the following test, by again ruling the timesheets on day one of the Dutch MotoGP at Assen.
Dovizioso: Ducati must focus on decisive factors
Andrea Dovizioso says Ducati will concentrate on improving its tyre wear ahead of the Dutch MotoGP having seen it as “the decisive factor” in last year’s race after feeling content with his speed following Friday practice at Assen.