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Rins: Strong start from qualifying vital for Italian MotoGP
Alex Rins says resolving Suzuki’s recent slump in qualifying will be key at the Italian MotoGP as he looks to bounce back from an underwhelming race at Le Mans.
Guidotti: Tyres, electronics key to MotoGP success
"Tyres and electronics are the main areas that influence results" in MotoGP, despite the use of a spec ECU and single tyre supplier.
Mugello: Rossi: 'We can defend ourselves'
Chatting in the paddock on Saturday evening at Mugello last year, after Valentino Rossi had become the oldest rider to claim pole position in the premier-class since Jack Findlay in 1974, one of his mechanics said:
Ducati offers glimpse into MotoGP aerodynamic 'magic'
Ducati, which kick-started the modern era of MotoGP winglets in 2015, has opened a temporary 'Anatomy of Speed' exhibition at its Bologna museum to highlight the key role of aerodynamics 'as a technological ingredient which rewrites the notion of performance'.
Mir eager to feel MotoGP power at Mugello
Rookie Joan Mir 'can't wait' to experience the exciting Mugello circuit, which includes the fastest straight of the season, on MotoGP machinery this weekend.
Mugello: Vinales: Qualifying critical, M1 felt 'almost perfect'
After the high of Jerez, where Maverick Vinales took his first podium of the season at one of his and Yamaha's worst tracks, the Spaniard was sent back down to earth - literally - at Le Mans.
Dovizioso: Greatest DTM challenge racing line, finding limits
Andrea Dovizioso says adapting to the Audi DTM car’s racing lines and capabilities compared to his more familiar Ducati MotoGP machine has become his biggest test.
Mugello: Dovi 'great expectations', Petrucci 'favourite track'
Ducati will be back in normal 'Mission Winnow' branding for its home Italian MotoGP at Mugello this weekend. But perhaps 'Mission Stop Marquez' would be more appropriate, as the Italian factory seeks to halt the increasingly ominous form by the reigning world champion.
Mugello: Marquez 'it can be a fun race', Lorenzo 'closer'
This weekend's Italian Grand Prix could be a pivotal moment in the 2019 MotoGP World Championship.
Mugello: Morbidelli: 'Lot of emotion, some pressure'
Surprisingly, none of Franco Morbidelli's 21 grand prix podiums have come in any of his home Italian-based rounds at Mugello or Misano. Instead his best home finish is fourth at Mugello during his 2017 Moto2 title winning season.
Mugello: Quartararo seeking 'clean weekend'
Five races into his MotoGP career and there is no doubting rookie Fabio Quartararo's raw speed. The Petronas Yamaha SRT rider has already claimed a pole position at Jerez, topped a day of official testing in Spain and set the fastest race lap in Qatar and last time at Le Mans.
Tech3: Pol result 'big boost for everybody'
The Red Bull KTM Tech3 team heads to this weekend's Italian MotoGP at Mugello on the back of their first double-points finish of the season.
Jack Miller tests Ducati Panigale V4 R Superbike
Leading MotoGP rider Jack Miller has swapped out his Ducati GP19 for a Ducati Panigale V4 R during an open track day in Spain.
Le Mans: Lorenzo: 'It's just a matter of time'
Jorge Lorenzo's wait for a top-ten finish at Repsol Honda continues. The triple MotoGP champion crossed the line in eleventh place at Sunday's French MotoGP, for his best result of the season so far.
Le Mans: Iannone: The pain was too much
Andrea Iannone was forced to retire from the French MotoGP, due to ongoing pain from his Jerez accident. The Aprilia rider had missed the Spanish race due to the foot injury, also abandoning an attempted return at the post-race test.
MotoGP: Lauda will be incredibly missed, great fan of our sport
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP commercial rights holder Dorna Sports, has sent his condolences to the family of Niki Lauda. The Austrian, 'a true legend and one of the biggest characters in motorsport', passed away on Monday evening at the age of 70.
Marquez felt invincible in 2014, then 'boom'…
Reflecting on an extraordinary run of 56 consecutive hard-court victories, Tennis star Roger Federer once spoke of how, when everything clicked into place during a tournament, he felt unstoppable:
Le Mans: Miller: Maybe I got carried away at the start…
Jack Miller believes he paid the price for a combative start to the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, where he took the fight to eventual winner Marc Marquez in a thrilling early duel and “used too much of the edge of my tyre.”
Le Mans: Rins hands over helmet in marshal tribute
When Alex Rins crossed the finish line at Le Mans, he didn't dwell on his worst MotoGP result of the season but instead pointed to the sky before stopping at a group of marshals and handing over his race helmet.
Le Mans: 'Absolutely delighted' - McPhee makes history for Sepang team
John McPhee took his second grand prix victory, and first ever for the Sepang team, with a tense 0.1s victory over Lorenzo Dalla Porta in Sunday's French Moto3 race.
Le Mans: Morbidelli: Best feeling so far
Seventh place in the French MotoGP wasn't Franco Morbidelli's best result of the season, but the 7.2s margin to victory was the closest so far and his feeling the Petronas Yamaha the best it's been.
Le Mans: Mir, Abraham suffer warm-up lap mishap
Riders losing the front and falling under braking for the first chicane at Le Mans is nothing new. But Karel Abraham and Joan Mir were sent sliding into the gravel even before Sunday's French MotoGP even started!
'More engine, less risk' - 'Different' Marquez wins at Le Mans
A more powerful Honda engine combined with 2019 chassis tweaks have allowed MotoGP champion Marc Marquez to end his dependency on 'risky' late braking.
Rossi unable to overturn top speed deficit
Valentino Rossi was able to provide a frank assessment of the 2019 Yamaha M1’s capabilities after a race long tussle with three Ducati GP19s at the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, and believes his top speed disadvantage is now of some concern.