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Petrucci stays tight-lipped on new Ducati parts
Danilo Petrucci says Ducati’s experimental parts made small but underwhelming changes to the GP19’s performance as he remains silent on the exact objective for the parts because “Gigi gets angry”.
Marquez surprised by Lorenzo’s fast start
Marc Marquez concedes he was surprised to see new Repsol Honda team-mate Jorge Lorenzo immediately at the sharp-end of the times in the opening practice session in Qatar.
Quest secures MotoGP highlights TV deal
Quest will broadcast exclusive free-to-air highlights of MotoGP in 2019 in the United Kingdom having confirmed a late deal ahead of this weekend’s season opener in Qatar.
Marquez rockets to the top with Qatar MotoGP lap record
Full FP2 results at Qatar MotoGP
Rossi leads Lorenzo as MotoGP returns
MotoGP FP1 results from Qatar Valentino Rossi has topped the opening practice session of the 2019 MotoGP season edging out Repsol Honda duo Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez.
MotoGP test dates announced, Finland possible
Further dates and venues for MotoGP tests during the remainder of 2019 and start of 2020 have been announced.
Qatar: Rivals ponder Marquez, Lorenzo partnership
Repsol Honda boasts a so-called 'dream team' line-up in MotoGP this season, having signed triple champion Jorge Lorenzo to join reigning five-time title winner Marc Marquez.
Qatar: Rossi: 7-8 riders ready for podium
Valentino Rossi may be preparing to start his 24 th grand prix season, but even he isn't sure who looks strongest - or how much better his Yamaha will perform -heading into this weekend's Qatar season-opener.
Qatar: Vinales was too 'soft' at the start
Maverick Vinales begins the new MotoGP season having been the fastest rider in the recent test at the same Qatar circuit, prior to which he also set an enviable race pace at Sepang.
Riders still want change to 'dangerous' Qatar start time
Practice for the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix gets underway tomorrow (Friday), but if MotoGP riders have anything to do with it the scheduled time of Sunday's race will still be changed.
Qatar: Rossi: Quartararo young enough to be my son!
Having recently turned 40, Valentino Rossi now finds himself racing against a rider less than half his age.
Espargaro: KTM trying so many things, evolution is harder
Pol Espargaro says after trying more KTM test pieces than the rest of the MotoGP grid at last week’s Qatar pre-season test he accepts making clear and sizable performance gains will be tricky to gauge but is eager to see the results of the intensive winter programme at the opening
Petrucci: First race like a whole world championship
Danilo Petrucci expects an ultra-competitive MotoGP field on his official factory Ducati debut with all his rivals aiming to impress at the opening round which is why he feels it is “like having the world championship in one race”.
Qatar: Rossi: Yamaha still has to improve, but 'on right road'
Valentino Rossi starts his 24 th season of grand prix racing this weekend in Qatar. All but four of those campaigns have been in the premier-class, where the Italian has claimed seven championship titles and holds the all-time win record of 89 victories.
Qatar: Rins, Suzuki set sights on victory
Runner-up in the last two races of 2018, then a fierce pace during pre-season tests at Sepang and Qatar means Alex Rins and Suzuki have their sights set on MotoGP race wins in 2019.
Vinales: With good rhythm again I can fight for podium
Maverick Vinales says after rediscovering his pace and rhythm on the Yamaha he can fight for the rostrum but feels development work is still needed at the 2019 season opener in Qatar.
Qatar: Petrucci: 'Some good cards up our sleeve'
One of the few MotoGP riders not to compete in the smaller grand prix classes, Danilo Petrucci began his premier-class career on the very slowest of the 'CRT' bikes in 2012.
Iannone upbeat but warns Aprilia debut “won’t be a walk in the park”
Andrea Iannone is confident of making a positive race debut for Aprilia but concedes there will be a lot to learn in Qatar following intensive winter testing.
Qatar: Dovizioso: We'll put up a fight...
MotoGP title runner-up for the past two seasons, could it be a case of third time lucky for Andrea Dovizioso and Ducati in 2019? The winner of last year's Qatar season-opener may not have set headline grabbing lap times during testing, but that's never really been Dovizioso's style.
Qatar: Lorenzo 'ready to give everything' at Honda
Jorge Lorenzo starts a new chapter in his illustrious racing career, in Qatar this weekend, when he will race in Repsol Honda colours for the first time.
Marquez: I’m almost at 100% fitness for MotoGP opener
Marc Marquez hopes his gruelling winter rehabilitation from shoulder surgery can pay off at the 2019 MotoGP season opener as he rates his fitness at “almost 100%” for the Qatar round.
Qatar: Morbidelli 'ready to fight', Quartararo 'more than points'
The new Petronas Yamaha Sepang team heads to its first MotoGP event, in Qatar this weekend, with riders Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo buoyed by recent testing results at the same Losail circuit.
Lowes: After great winter wins are the target
After topping two of the three days at the final pre-season test, Sam Lowes feels he has secured a base setting with his Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 which he can battle for wins with following a productive winter testing programme.
Poncharal sets out new goals as Tech3 starts KTM challenge
Herve Poncharal says his new-look Red Bull KTM Tech3 squad will push throughout the 2019 MotoGP season to close the gap to both the factory KTM riders and the rest of the grid as he anticipates a fresh start for his team.