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Yamaha: 'Same direction' for Rossi, Vinales
Last year ended with Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales offering very different opinions on the state of Yamaha's 2019 MotoGP preparations.
MotoGP: Vinales: Managing stress crucial in 2019
Maverick Viñales believes managing stress levels will be key to his assault on the 2019 MotoGP season, with the 24-year old stating he now has the environment around him to maintain calm and keep his expectations in check.
FIRST LOOK: Rossi, Vinales unveil Monster Yamaha MotoGP colours
This is the new Monster Yamaha livery with which Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales will race during the 2019 MotoGP season.
Jarvis explains extensive Yamaha team shake-ups
Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has outlined the extensive changes both inside the MotoGP team and the management restructure alongside its new European-run test squad as it looks to turnaround its fortunes after a tough 2018.
MotoGP: Rins wants wins as Suzuki unveils 2019 livery
This is the Suzuki livery with which Alex Rins and rookie MotoGP team-mate Joan Mir will compete in the 2019 MotoGP World Championship. The colours, which closely resemble last year's livery, were 'unveiled' online ahead of this week's official Sepang test.
2019 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test - Day 3 as it happened
CLICK HERE for live updates and lap times by Crash.net from trackside at the Shakedown test...
Rossi: Sky Racing VR46 to ‘have fun’ in 2019 title fights
Valentino Rossi says his Sky Racing VR46 team will be the “protagonists” in the Moto2 and Moto3 world title battles and has urged his riders to relish the fight in 2019.
Ray hopes to be fast learner, impress on Suzuki MotoGP test debut
Bradley Ray accepts he has a steep learning curve ahead on his Suzuki MotoGP test debut at Sepang but hopes to be “equally impressive” on the GSX-RR.
MotoGP: 2019 Sepang Shakedown Test - Day 2 as it happened
CLICK HERE for live updates from the Shakedown test... Crash.net is at Sepang in Malaysia for Saturday's second day of the 2019 Shakedown test.
2019 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test times - Day 2 (2pm)
Testing takes place from 10am to 6pm, with Yamaha's M1 test team due to join the action this afternoon.
Locatelli named as new VR46 academy coach
Roberto Locatelli has been officially confirmed as a new coach at Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy following the presentation of the 2019 livery for its Moto2 and Moto3 squads.
Sepang MotoGP Test: Kallio: 36 to 66 and 7 different bikes!
It was a day of numbers for KTM MotoGP test rider Mika Kallio at the start of the Sepang Shakedown, as he debuted the #66 in place of his usual 36 and took to the track with seven different machines.
BSB's Bradley Ray lands Suzuki MotoGP test outing at Sepang
Bradley Ray will be given the opportunity to test the Suzuki MotoGP GSX-RR on the final day of the Sepang shakedown test this Sunday.
Marquez “needed” to be back on bike, injury “problematic”
Marc Marquez has thrown his leg over a motorcycle for the first time for almost two months since his left shoulder surgery but says he’s still feeling “problematic” pain after riding a mini bike.
MotoGP: 2019 Sepang Shakedown Test - Day 1 as it happened
Crash.net is at Sepang in Malaysia for Friday's opening day of the 2019 Shakedown test.
'BO55KU' Syahrin: The KTM is a sexy bike!
Hafizh Syahrin will be hoping his new KTM MotoGP machine performs as well as it looks. Speaking at his local Sepang circuit on Thursday, the Malaysian - remaining with Tech3 but switching from Yamaha to KTM for his second season in the premier-class - said:
MotoGP: KTM, Aprilia race riders join Sepang Shakedown test
This year's Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test is being held slightly later than usual, from February 1-3. That means it falls outside of the winter test ban, from December 1 to January 31.
Morbidelli: Riding same bike as Rossi will help us both
Franco Morbidelli is confident competing on the same specification of Yamaha MotoGP bike will benefit both himself and Valentino Rossi in 2019.
MotoGP: Rossi reveals ‘romantic’ pre-race routine
By Laura Thomson He's a seven-time MotoGP World Champion so you’d think Rossi’s pre-race routine would be fairly straightforward, right? Wrong.
'Lewis Hamilton can try my MotoGP bike!'
With Lewis Hamilton's F1 car looking on during the Petronas Yamaha Sepang team launch, and given the Englishman's long-held desire to try a MotoGP bike , it was an obvious question to ask:
MotoGP: SRT: MotoGP line-up mix of precision and raw talent
Wilco Zeelenberg has provided an early assessment of Petronas Sepang Racing Team’s (SRT) MotoGP rider line-up, and believes the mix of Franco Morbidelli’s precision and Fabio Quartararo’s raw talent should lead to a positive inaugural premier class season for the squad.
FIRST LOOK: Morbidelli, Quartararo unveil Petronas Yamaha colours
This is the livery with which the new Petronas Yamaha Sepang team will make its MotoGP race debut during the 2019 season. Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo helped unveil the colours of Malaysia's first MotoGP team during a special ceremony at the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur.
MotoGP: Yamaha: Project leader ‘rotation nothing special’
Yamaha Motor Racing president Kouichi Tsuji has attempted to play down the factory’s decision to replace its MotoGP project leader ahead of the 2019 season by insisting it was a matter of personnel “rotation.”
Dörflinger, ‘Aspar’ Martinez become MotoGP Legends
Four-time world champions Stefan Dörflinger and Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez will be inducted as MotoGP Legends this year.