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Marquez: In the end I’m human
Risking it all for a podium place proved to be a step too far for Marc Marquez, the championship leader seeing sense in collecting a safe fourth place, even if that meant having to endure a nerve-shredding finale at Valencia.
Dovizioso: Jorge a good team-mate, unlike some!
Andrea Dovizioso lauded Jorge Lorenzo as one of the best team-mates he has ever had before aiming a thinly-veiled dig at former Ducati MotoGP partner Andrea Iannone.
Zarco: '17 or '18 Yamaha, it will be competitive
Top MotoGP rookie Johann Zarco says he isn’t spending too much time pondering which version of the M1 Yamaha he will ride in 2018.
Longer wait for title won't affect Marquez, says Dovizioso
Sepang race winner Andrea Dovizioso doesn’t believe his victory in Malaysia will affect MotoGP title leader Marc Marquez’s mindset heading into the final round of the championship at Valencia.
Malaysia: MotoGP Championship standings
The 2017 MotoGP world championship will be decided at the final round...
Zarco: I believe I can win
Johann Zarco believes he has an excellent opportunity to challenge for his maiden MotoGP victory at Sepang. The Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider qualified on the front row for the third time in three races as he slotted into second place behind Dani Pedrosa, with only 0.017s between them.
Marquez: 'It was a big save' - VIDEO
It takes a lot to make Marc Marquez's greatest saves list, but Saturday at the Malaysian MotoGP saw the Repsol Honda rider pull off yet another seemingly impossible rescue.
McPhee to CIP as Dorna confirms British Talent, CEV plans
Dorna has confirmed that the British Talent grand prix team will not continue for a second season, with John McPhee instead being placed by Dorna
McPhee thrown lifeline by CIP, KTM
John McPhee has been thrown a grand prix lifeline by CIP KTM after learning at Sepang that his British Talent Team will not continue in next year's Moto3 series.
Hard overtakes 'not breaking any rules - yet'
The hard overtaking moves that characterised a scintillating MotoGP race at Phillip fell within the limits of what is deemed acceptable, according to five leading premier class riders.
Rossi not so confident over wet race prospects
Valentino Rossi says a repeat of last year’s wet race at Sepang is a distinct possibility, although the Yamaha rider is not as confident about his prospects in the rain compared to 2016.
Vinales: Second place is our target
Maverick Vinales has set himself a new target of securing second place in the MotoGP World Championship with the title no longer a mathematical possibility.
Lorenzo: I've forgotten Phillip Island already
Ducati’s Jorge Lorenzo wants to move swiftly on from Phillip Island after the three-time MotoGP world champion struggled all weekend on the GP17.
Redding: Dashboard message said let Dovi through
It may have come at the expense of championship challenger Andrea Dovizioso, but Scott Redding rode to a strong eleventh place at Phillip Island on Sunday, to finish as the top Ducati rider at the end of a tight, three-rider battle.
Dovizioso reflects on ‘very bad result’ – ‘this the reality’
Andrea Dovizioso believes Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix underscored ‘the reality’ of Ducati’s potential at Phillip Island, with the manufacturer’s worst showing of the season arriving at this crucial time of the season.
Valentino Rossi: Fight hard, or go home
Phillip Island runner-up Valentino Rossi says the fairing-bashing on show in Australia is now ‘the game’ in MotoGP.
'Incredible!' - Zarco revels in high-speed duels
Just as he had pledged , Johann Zarco refused to be intimidated by some of MotoGP's biggest stars as he slugged it out for the race lead in Sunday's Phillip Island thrill
Marquez: Aggressive racing makes MotoGP better than F1
Marc Marquez had no issues with the aggressive racing on show at Phillip Island, which the Repsol Honda rider says is boosting the popularity of the sport compared to Formula One.
Marquez: Attack is best form of defence
Marc Marquez says his strategy worked perfectly as he extended his lead in the MotoGP World Championship following an ‘amazing’ race at Phillip Island in Australia.
Michelin extends MotoGP contract
Michelin has extended it's contract as MotoGP's official tyre supplier to cover the 2019-2023 seasons.
Vinales ‘lucky’ to walk away from high speed fall
After a disappointing recent run of results, Maverick Viñales’ fortune appeared to shift from bad to good at Phillip Island, with the 22-year old admitting he was ‘lucky’ to walk away from a terrifying front-end fall at the Hayshed corner on Friday.
MotoGP confirms testing changes
As rumoured, MotoGP is to place new limits on private testing in 2018, with one of the three official pre-season tests also being dropped in 2019.
Rossi: 'When I realised, I was already flying'
A punishing Japanese MotoGP weekend for Movistar Yamaha came to a painful end for Valentino Rossi when he highsided out of the race.
Lorenzo on Zarco: ‘It was like he was playing the Playstation’
Not for the first time in 2017, Johann Zarco has come under fire for aggressive riding, with Jorge Lorenzo the latest name to be nonplussed by an overtake attempted by the Frenchman, before stating he was riding ‘like he’s playing the Playstation.’