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Marquez snatches pole off Petrucci to maintain Sachsenring control
Full MotoGP qualifying results from Sachsenring
German Moto2: Brad Binder re-signs for KTM
Red Bull KTM Ajo have extended their contract with Brad Binder, keeping the South African rider at the factory Moto2 team for the 2019 season.
German MotoGP: Rossi, Pedrosa break top 10 in FP3, Dovi left out
Andrea Iannone returned to the top of the MotoGP timesheets during Saturday morning's FP3 session at Sachsenring.
MotoGP: Lorenzo fastest, ‘in great shape’
Jorge Lorenzo may have admitted Friday’s MotoGP timesheets that followed Friday’s free practice did not tell the full story, but he soon assured assembled media that “we’re one of the fastest, one of the strongest” at the Sachsenring.
German MotoGP: Rossi: 'The problem is always the same'
The good news for Valentino Rossi is that he knows why he struggled on Friday afternoon at the German MotoGP. The bad news is the problem has been clear for the past 'seven-eight months' and 'we don't try nothing' to fix it.
German MotoGP: Redding: Once you're gone, you're gone
Scott Redding doubts he'd make a MotoGP comeback if he accepts a full-time testing role, or steps down to Moto2 next season.
German MotoGP: Kallio will need surgery for knee injury
Red Bull KTM test rider Mika Kallio has been ruled out of the remainder of the German MotoGP weekend after damaging ligaments in his right knee during a scary accident in Friday afternoon practice.
MotoGP: Marquez: Now Ducati is strong everywhere
After watching Ducati’s GP18 occupy three of the top four places in MotoGP FP2 at the Sachsenring, championship leader Marc Marquez now feels it is no longer a surprise to see the Bologna factory performing well… even at tracks at which it used to struggle.
MotoGP: Dovizioso ‘closer’ to Marquez, tyre life key
Andrea Dovizioso’s conviction that Ducati would be better placed to challenge Marc Marquez’s invincibility at the Sachsenring in 2018 than during previous years proved totally founded on Friday, after three GP18s occupied the top four places in MotoGP FP2.
German MotoGP: Honda open to Pedrosa test role
Updated with quotes from Dani Pedrosa. Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig is open to Dani Pedrosa staying on as a factory MotoGP test rider in 2019. But it will depend entirely on what Pedrosa wishes to do.
German MotoGP: Ducati to the front in FP2
Jorge Lorenzo came out on top of a time attack contest in the closing stages of Friday's Free Practice 2 session for the German MotoGP.
German MotoGP: Morbidelli out, Bradl in for Sachsenring
Stefan Bradl will make his first MotoGP start since 2016 after being called up to replace in the injured Franco Morbidelli for the remainder of his home German Grand Prix.
German MotoGP: Iannone, Suzuki lead Sachsenring FP1
UPDATE: Franco Morbidelli withdraws from the remainder of the weekend and will be replaced by local star Stefan Bradl. Andrea Iannone put Suzuki at the top of the timesheets during opening practice for the German MotoGP.
German MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa announces retirement
Dani Pedrosa has officially confirmed that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the season.
Dovizioso: 2018 better than 2017 but too many mistakes
Andrea Dovizioso feels his Ducati package is stronger this year than his MotoGP world title-challenging effort from 2017 but accepts too many mistakes have cost him in the championship battle.
Marquez: Less pressure after Assen win
Marc Marquez feels he arrives at the German MotoGP round with less pressure to defend his perfect record at Sachsenring thanks to a confident-boosting victory at Assen last time out.
German MotoGP: Lorenzo: 'Ergonomic change has been huge for me'
Jorge Lorenzo has underlined the 'huge' significance of the revised fuel tank shape in his mid-season MotoGP revival, despite fading from the lead to seventh place last time at Assen.
MotoGP: Morbidelli 'working' on 'clear opportunity' with Yamaha
Franco Morbidelli has reiterated “nothing is 100 percent sure” regarding his plans for 2019, and admitted he is awaiting Marc VDS to confirm its plans for MotoGP beyond this year before announcing his plans.
Rossi: Marquez strong everywhere now
Valentino Rossi says Marc Marquez is ‘very strong everywhere’ this year which makes the challenge of catching the defending MotoGP world champion even tougher heading to a circuit the Repsol Honda rider dominates at.
Marquez backs Sachsenring to retain German MotoGP
Marc Marquez says he wants to see the German MotoGP stay at Sachsenring beyond this year as speculation grows on the race’s future being away from the 3.7-km track.
'He was one of the heroes' - Marquez, Rossi lead tributes to Pedrosa
Dani Pedrosa’s biggest MotoGP rivals have paid tribute to the Spanish rider after he announced he will retire at the end of this season, with Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso explaining how learning from him improved both of their racing.
German MotoGP: Suzuki on verge of losing concessions
Second place for Alex Rins last time out at Assen has put Suzuki on the verge of losing technical concessions for the 2019 MotoGP season.
German MotoGP: Sachsenring to prove Lorenzo, Ducati progress?
If any circuit can prove the extent of the recent progress made by Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati, it is this weekend's Sachsenring round. The five-time world champion has never won at the German venue in any of his 15 appearances, covering the 125, 250 and MotoGP classes.
German MotoGP: Rossi: We want a good battle on Sunday
A fifth place in the intense Assen battle means that Valentino Rossi and Yamaha have now gone over one calendar year without a MotoGP victory. They have also matched the 18-race win drought of 2002-2003, before Rossi joined the team in 2004.