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Espargaro: We've taken a huge step forward
'Clearly, we have taken a huge step up from last season' - Aleix Espargaro
Rossi: Marquez 'better than me!'
"Marquez did the fastest lap in his first race, like I did. But I crashed, so he is better than me!" - Valentino Rossi.
Badl can't explain front end crash in Qatar
'Honestly I have not made any mistake so I can not explain exactly why I crashed' - Stefan Bradl
Smith crashes out on MotoGP debut
'It is frustrating to crash out of my first MotoGP race so early because I need to be gaining all the experience I can' - Bradley Smith
Lorenzo: Ben Spies still one of the fastest
"I believe he is one of the fastest riders in MotoGP" - Jorge Lorenzo.
MotoGP's new qualifying format explained
MotoGP's version of a knockout-style qualifying system to make its debut at Qatar on Saturday.
Schwantz hits back at COTA statement
"Let me set the record straight: I am the reason MotoGP is coming to Texas and no one currently associated with COTA had anything to do with the design of the actual race track" - Kevin Schwantz.
Briton Crutchlow leads last test
"We are still working very hard with the Yamaha, but it's going to be a big battle in Qatar" - Cal Crutchlow.
Pedrosa happy with wet weather progress
Dani Pedrosa puts in some useful wet weather mileage at Jerez, posting the second fastest lap time of the day.
PIC: Marquez with elbow down - in the wet!
Images of exciting MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez dragging his elbow through the corners have been seen regularly during winter testing - but here he is doing it in the wet!
PIC: Rossi's Yamaha unveiled
First look at Valentino Rossi's 2013 Yamaha MotoGP race livery.
VIDEO: Colin Edwards COTA track talk
Texan star Colin Edwards talks - and rides - his way around the new Austin racetrack, highlighting the main features of the circuit and the challenge it will offer. The Circuit of the Americas is to host round two of this year's MotoGP World Championship...
Dunlop announces RFID plans
"We believe this is up there as one of the most significant introductions to Motorcycle racing since its inception" - Tony Duffy, Dunlop.
Valentino Rossi visits Brazil
"It's a great pleasure to be back in Brazil after so many years. I still have good memories of the GPs I rode here" - Valentino Rossi.
VIDEO: Marquez, Pedrosa up the pace as Austin ends
Repsol video documenting Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa's final day on track at this week's private Austin MotoGP test. Both riders set their best lap times of the test on Thursday, with rookie star Marquez finishing 0.6s clear of Pedrosa, who struggled with neck pain.
Pedrosa hampered by neck strain
"After the first exit this morning I had a pain in my neck, I'm not sure what caused it but it affected my riding so I decided not to do so many laps today" - Dani Pedrosa.
PIC: Alvaro Bautista's 2013 Gresini MotoGP colours
First look at Alvaro Bautista's 2013 Gresini Honda MotoGP colours
Suzi Perry: Rossi can silence the critics
"I think we could see Rossi back on the top step of the podium. That would be great, because so many people in the sport have written him off. I want him to stick two fingers up at those people!" - Suzy Perry.
Your sexiest grid girl for February revealed!
Want to see a selection of some of the sexiest grid girls to have graced the world of motorsport over the past month? Then you're in the right place...
Laverty revels in awesome PBM debut
"I was just a couple of hours of track time short of matching what I'd done on the Aprilia, which for a brand new bike ridden in anger for the first time at 2pm is unreal" - Michael Laverty.
Filippo Preziosi leaves Ducati
"Engineer, Filippo Preziosi, has communicated his intention to resign from his position at Ducati Motor Holding"
Hayden happier at conclusion of second Sepang test
'We've seen some progress in terms of both the time and the consistency, and I had a better feeling with the bike and was able to improve a little' - Nicky Hayden