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MotoGP: Morbidelli: Good speed, but Yamaha grip drop 'no secret'
Franco Morbidelli completed a promising pair of debut MotoGP tests for the new Petronas Yamaha Sepang team with sixth place (+0.173s) during the final outing of the year at Jerez.
MotoGP: Suzuki 'putting best pieces of puzzle together'
Suzuki riders Alex Rins, Joan Mir and Sylvain Guintoli used the final MotoGP test of the season to narrow down new parts for inclusion on next year's GSX-RR.
MotoGP: Smith: Engine emphasis for 2019 Aprilia
Bradley Smith had avoided any preconceived ideas of the Aprilia RS-GP, but after four days of MotoGP testing the Englishman "felt what he had seen" when watching the bike on track this season: "But also we know how to make it better, so that's exciting."
MotoGP: Shoulder doctor surprised Marquez won title
Dr. Xavier Mir, one of the doctors tasked with fixing reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez's frequent left shoulder dislocations, has said Tuesday's surgery was "more complicated than expected" due to the level of joint damage.
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Jerez MotoGP Test: 'Zarco-style' can work at KTM
Johann Zarco is confident he won’t need to scrap his smooth riding style as he switches from Yamaha to KTM in MotoGP.
Jerez MotoGP Test: Miller: Better and better each time
Jack Miller is relishing his upgraded role at Ducati, which sees the Australian join official riders Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci on the latest 2019 Desmosedici MotoGP machinery.
MotoGP: Marquez expects shoulder surgery recovery to take “all winter”
Marc Marquez says his recovery from shoulder surgery will take “all the winter” and faces a race against time to be fully fit for the Sepang shakedown test in early February.
MotoGP releases fresh sporting, technical rule tweaks
The Grand Prix Commission charged with rule-making for MotoGP has released fresh tweaks after last month’s meeting in Madrid including changes to race classifications, restarts and expanding wet tyre allocation.
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Marc Marquez undergoes successful shoulder surgery
Marc Marquez has undergone surgery on his injured left shoulder and will begin his six-week recovery programme to be fit in time for the start of the 2019 MotoGP pre-season tests.
MotoGP: Pedrosa set for early KTM debut
Dani Pedrosa is set to make his debut as a KTM MotoGP test rider later this month. The former Repsol Honda rider, who retired from racing at Valencia, had been expected to complete his first RC16 laps during February's opening 2019 test at Sepang.
Jorge Viegas elected as FIM President
Jorge Viegas has been elected as FIM President to take over from Vito Ippolito following the latest FIM Annual General Assembly in Andorra.
Jerez MotoGP Test: The top 100
While MotoGP test timesheets are ranked by best lap, riders and teams place much more importance on who can set consistently fast laps. That's harder to measure given variations such as fuel load, time of day and the testing of new parts/tyres.
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Jerez MotoGP Test: Top rookie Bagnaia 'mix of Lorenzo and Dovizioso'
Francesco Bagnaia wrapped-up 2018 MotoGP testing where he aims to finish the 2019 season; as top rookie.
MotoGP: Marquez: We’re in a good place
Marc Marquez feels Honda is well placed going into the two-month winter break, after a positive two-day outing for the MotoGP factory at Jerez.
MotoGP: Dovizioso ‘happy, we did everything’
Andrea Dovizioso can go into the winter break content in the knowledge he and Ducati “did everything” they had set out to accomplish at a two-day MotoGP test at Jerez, with the Italian reconfirming the “interesting” feelings experienced with an early version of the GP19.
MotoGP: Vinales: The bike to be competitive, to win the title
Four days into the preseason and Maverick Viñales was gushing over the early version of Yamaha’s 2019 M1, stating, “I think this is the bike to be competitive and the bike to win the title.”
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MotoGP: Rossi: We have to work in all areas
His team-mate may intimate differently. But at the close of preseason testing in 2018, Valentino Rossi was clear: “We have a lot work to do if we want to be competitive.” Another stark warning for Yamaha bosses.
Jerez MotoGP Test: Ducati trials new rear seat, swingarm bar
Ducati has revealed experimental parts for the GP19 with a new rear seat and swingarm torque bar debuted at the Jerez test but received mixed reviews from the factory riders.
Jerez MotoGP Test: Nakagami's final day surprise: 'I didn't expect P1'
Takaaki Nakagami sprung a surprise to end his rookie year as a MotoGP rider on top of the timesheets during the final day of 2018 testing, at Jerez.
MotoGP: Miller: Every time I jump on it, I go faster
Jack Miller has said his feeling with Ducati’s GP19 is “getting better and better” with each time he exits pit lane, after posting the eighth fastest time in the first day of MotoGP testing at Jerez.
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MotoGP: Zarco ‘still slow, but so constant’
The timesheets didn’t’ bear it out, but Johann Zarco insisted he was content with his progress aboard KTM’s RC16 and more comfortable with the machine’s front end after ending the first day of MotoGP testing with the 19 th fastest time.
Mir bounces back from red flag crash
Joan Mir has hurdled the first major setback of his MotoGP career after fighting through a high-speed off at Jerez to return to track action for Suzuki to reach the top 10 on the opening day.
Jerez MotoGP Test: Petrucci fastest as build-up to big chance continue
Danilo Petrucci is under no illusions that his one-year deal as a factory Ducati rider is a 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance and is determined to make the absolute most of it.
Morbidelli: Adapting to Yamaha a never-ending process
Franco Morbidelli says adjusting and improving on the Petronas Yamaha SRT will be “a never-ending process” as he continues to impress with instant speed on the opening day of the Jerez MotoGP winter test.
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