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Oliveira ‘couldn’t aim for higher position, was on the limit since the start’
Top five finish at the Dutch MotoGP makes Miguel Oliveira the highest points scorer of the last four rounds heading into a five-week summer break.
Gerloff: Life goal has been to race in MotoGP, would love to come back
Garrett Gerloff is hoping yesterday’s Dutch MotoGP isn’t his last as; ‘my goal my whole life has been to race in MotoGP. Definitely would love to come back’ as a full-time rider.
Vinales: When I come racing it starts to be a nightmare, this is a problem
Maverick Vinales takes his best MotoGP finish since victory at the season opener in Qatar - second place at Assen, but feels like every race weekend he approaches with Yamaha ‘starts to be a nightmare’, as rumours of a move to Aprilia intensify.
Mir pushing like an ‘animal’, Suzuki ‘must work’ in summer break
Joan Mir believes Suzuki developing their own rear holeshot device - currently the only team without it, is crucial during the summer break if they are to challenge for the MotoGP championship.
Quartararo passes ‘impossible to overtake’ Bagnaia for first Assen MotoGP win
Fabio Quartararo enters the five-week MotoGP summer break in perfect condition after claiming win #4 of the season at Assen.
Quartararo increases championship lead with dominant Assen MotoGP victory
Fabio Quartararo takes his fourth MotoGP win of the 2021 season with a dominant Dutch TT display.
2021 Dutch MotoGP, TT Circuit Assen - Race Day LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Assen!
Vinales leads factory Yamaha 1-2 in MotoGP warm-up
The man in the headlines both on and off track, Maverick Vinales tops his fifth MotoGP session of the weekend with warm-up at Assen.
UPDATED: Fernandez to MotoGP with KTM or Yamaha? Vinales to Aprilia?
Raul Fernandez says 'at the moment I know I will stay in Moto2 another season' amid growing MotoGP speculation and rumours Maverick Vinales could leave Yamaha.
Valentino Rossi: Assen is paradise for a MotoGP rider!
Valentino Rossi qualfiies twelfth for the Dutch MotoGP but 'we are all very close and I feel good with the bike'. Describes Assen as 'paradise' for a MotoGP rider.
Marc Marquez falls to 20th, commits to new chassis, traction control fix
A walking-wounded Marc Marquez left 20th on the grid after another fall at the Dutch MotoGP, but feels bike had the potential for front two rows. Receives new traction control solution and commits to the new Honda chassis.
Bagnaia ‘not expecting this type of struggle’ in Assen, bike ‘shaking’ a lot
Francesco Bagnaia salvages a front row start for Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP on a Ducati machine that’s, ‘very difficult to manage in the fast corners because it’s shaking a lot.”
High grip means ‘I can be fast, M1 bike is working fantastic’ for Vinales
Maverick Vinales called his Yamaha M1 ‘fantastic’ during qualifying for the Dutch MotoGP, but that ‘coming with good races I think I could be faster’, - even after setting a new lap record.
Vinales takes stunning Assen pole with new lap record
Maverick Vinales comes out on top in a brilliant duel for pole with team-mate Fabio Quartararo at the Dutch MotoGP.
Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Dutch MotoGP at Assen!
Maverick Vinales keeps unbeaten practice streak alive with fastest FP3 time
Maverick Vinales finishes fastest for the third consecutive MotoGP practice in Assen, as Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez missed out on automatic progress to Q2.
Pol Espargaro pauses bike changes, 'flying' on Sachsenring Honda
Pol Espargaro pauses plans to test a Marc Marquez bike and new Honda chassis during impressive opening day at the Dutch MotoGP.
Surgery complete for Franco Morbidelli, eight-week rehabilitation
Franco Morbidelli undergoes surgery to repair his left knee injury, 'eight-week rehabilitation programme'
Vinales tops day-one; ‘I didn’t expect to be that competitive and fast’
Maverick Vinales continued where he left off at Assen (2019) as he topped both Friday Dutch MotoGP practice sessions.
Lucky escape for Marc Marquez, 'only Honda riders have these highsides'
Marc Marquez 'pushing' HRC for urgent traction control fix after becoming latest Honda MotoGP rider to suffer a huge highside; 'We cannot have these kind of crashes'
Quartararo ‘too careful’ in the wet, confidence with hard tyre ‘was not good’
Fabio Quartararo felt he was ‘too careful’ in wet conditions at the Dutch MotoGP on opening day - weather that is expected to be around for the remainder of this weekend.
Assen ‘more suitable to the M1’, yellow flags hinder Rossi progress
Valentino Rossi’s P18 finish on day-one of the Dutch MotoGP is not a true representation of his Yamaha M1’ potential according to the Italian; ‘I was a bit unlucky in the afternoon. I take a lot of yellow flags, also on the last lap I was fast but it starts to rain.”
‘Couldn’t see our true potential’, but P3 a ‘good first day’ for Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira enjoys a strong start to the Dutch MotoGP as he claims third position on combined times, even though it was ‘not the smoothest one because of the poor session we had in FP1.”
Vinales tops Dutch MotoGP day-one, Marc Marquez suffers huge highside
Maverick Vinales was once again fastest in FP2 at the Dutch MotoGP, while Marc Marquez suffered a huge crash shortly before rain hit the Assen circuit.