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Espargaro: Same problems all the time
Aleix Espargaro says he’s ‘tried everything’ with his Aprilia without success as he admits he ‘doesn’t know how to go faster’ with the Italian manufacturer in Austria.
Vinales laments ‘impossible’ Austrian race
Maverick Vinales has left the Austrian MotoGP short of answers following the ongoing frustrations he’s enduring with his Movistar Yamaha as be struggled to a lowly 12 th place at the Red Bull Ring.
Crutchlow: Honda working well but need more against Ducati
Cal Crutchlow feels his fourth place at the Austrian MotoGP is evidence of Honda’s gains in 2018 but feels further improvements must be found to be competitive against Ducati ‘week in, week out’.
MotoGP: Marquez: Honda did a good move signing Lorenzo
Marc Marquez has talked up Honda’s decision to sign Jorge Lorenzo after the pair engaged in full combat during a vintage MotoGP encounter at the Red Bull Ring, and says there will be “no excuse” if the Majorcan beats him in Repsol colours.
MotoGP: Redding: Heartbreaking weekend, hell from the start
After finishing a lowly 20 th in Sunday’s MotoGP outing in Austria, Scott Redding has provided an astonishingly frank take on a dismal showing, describing Sunday’s race as “heartbreaking” and saying the weekend was “hell from the beginning.”
MotoGP: Lorenzo savours Marquez duel, ‘One of my best’
Jorge Lorenzo has described his Austrian MotoGP triumph as “one of my best victories” of his 17-year grand prix career after coming out on top in an epic last lap showdown with Marc Marquez in Austria.
Austrian MotoGP: Rossi: It's a combination of engine and electronics
Saturday's unprecedented public apology by Yamaha management to riders Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales caused debate and a little confusion within the Mo
Austrian MotoGP: Rossi: We suffered - but I enjoyed the race
After his worst dry qualifying since Indianapolis in 2011, Valentino Rossi rode from14th to 6th in Sunday's Austrian MotoGP. For a winner of 89 premier-class races, it was nothing to get excited about.
MotoGP: Yamaha apologises to Rossi, Vinales after qualifying 'crisis'
Updated with quotes from Lin Jarvis and Massimo Meregalli.
MotoGP: Dovizioso, Marquez star in warm-up
Andrea Dovizioso, Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo did little to suggest this afternoon’s race would be decided among themselves with the three names topping MotoGP morning warm-up in Austria.
MotoGP: Lorenzo: Tyre misunderstanding hindered pole fight
Jorge Lorenzo hinted an internal misunderstanding was behind the decision to run the same front tyre throughout all of MotoGP qualifying at Austria, something he feels may have prevented him from taking the pole position fight to Marc Marquez.
Austrian MotoGP: Rossi: Yamaha needs to respond like 2004
Having listened to Yamaha's apology after Saturday's miserable qualifying at the Red Bull Ring, Valentino Rossi called for the factory to deliver the kind of 's
MotoGP: Dovizioso ‘happy,’ pondering Sunday ‘question marks’
Preparations for Sunday’s MotoGP outing in Austria could barely have been more ideal, but Andrea Dovizioso insists there remain a number of “question marks” regarding how he and his Ducati team will approach the 28-lap race.
Austrian MotoGP: Marquez ready to invade 'Ducati's land'
Just as a year ago, Marc Marquez held off the Ducatis of Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo for pole position at the Red Bull Ring.
MotoGP: Vinales ‘changes everything’ but problems persist
Maverick Viñales is still seeking the light through all the gloom after a disastrous day of MotoGP qualifying at the Red Bull Ring resulted in continued struggles with machine performance and reliability issues.
Austrian MotoGP: Marquez beats Ducatis to pole
MotoGP champion Marc Marquez out-paced a trio of Ducatis to claim pole position at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Ducati's powerful Desmosedici has won both previous editions of the Austrian round, courtesy of Andrea Iannone and then Andrea Dovizioso.
MotoGP: Lorenzo ‘one of top three’ in terms of speed, pace
While feeling there is some room for improvement, Jorge Lorenzo believes he is “one of the top three guys” when it comes to “speed and pace,” after the first day of MotoGP free practice at the Red Bull Ring.
Austrian MotoGP: Marquez insists Dovi faster, in awe of Ducati engine
Marc Marquez was only fourth fastest during the lone dry session on Friday at the Austrian MotoGP.
MotoGP: Rossi: ’18 Yamaha better in wet, but…
After having an afternoon to sample his current Yamaha M1 in wet conditions at the Austrian round of the 2018 MotoGP series, Valentino Rossi feels his machine is an upgrade over last year’s model in the rain, but is beset by similar to issues as those he regularly
Vinales: Yamaha has no chance without acceleration fix
Maverick Vinales says without his Movistar Yamaha squad finding fixes to its acceleration issues ‘we don’t have any chance’ to fight the front-runners at the Austrian MotoGP this weekend.
Crutchlow ‘better than I thought’ in treacherous wet conditions
Cal Crutchlow feels the wet conditions during the second free practice session were worthy of stopping track running but still felt he had the pace in case the heavy rain returns for this weekend in Austria.
Zarco: Yamaha needs more edge grip from Michelin
Johann Zarco feels Michelin’s special tyre specification for the Austrian MotoGP is hampering Yamaha’s progress even more than usual with less edge grip for him to exploit.
MotoGP: Dovizioso-Marquez pace ‘very, very, very similar’
On the timesheets his closest challengers may be riding the same bike as him. But Andrea Dovizioso has acknowledged Marc Marquez’s pace is closest to his, as the two stars of MotoGP free practice at Brno repeated their early dominance at Austria’s Red Bull Ring on Friday morning.