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Eugene Laverty: MotoGP talks with Aprilia, Suzuki, Ducati
"To be on a factory contract is the most important thing and all three options in MotoGP have positives so I'll have to see which is the most viable for me" - Eugene Laverty.
Marquez joins elite eight-in-a-row group
MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has joined an elite list of riders to have won eight premier-class races in a row.
Adrian Newey: MotoGP guys 'superhuman'
"If you watch MotoGP you think those guys are just superhuman" - Adrian Newey.
Schwantz talks Suzuka during Suzuki HQ visit
"I remember [Satoshi Tsujimoto] and I managed fairly similar lap-times in 1986... It is good to be back together again after 28 years" - Kevin Schwantz.
'Scared' Lorenzo haunted by Assen injury
"Last year I made something impossible, this year was the opposite... I was too scared" - Jorge Lorenzo.
Marquez credits 'calm' team for Assen win
Repsol Honda hot-shot Marc Marquez says a cool head and calm team was the key to his magnificent eighth MotoGP victory on the spin at Assen
PICS: MotoGP bike swap - Marquez style!
MotoGP champion Marc Marquez leaps from one Repsol Honda to another
2014 Dutch MotoGP qualifying - As it happened
Live updates, quotes and results from Friday's MotoGP qualifying at Assen!
Rossi: Maybe the priest prefers Superbike!
"We are quite worried because Marc was able to win at Mugello and Barcelona which, on paper, are two tracks which are very good for Yamaha" - Valentino Rossi.
Ducati likely to lease rather than sell
"We are more thinking about a leasing package, not any more to sell the bikes" - Paolo Ciabatti, Ducati.
Ryan Villopoto visits MotoGP
"I got to see a couple of different garages. It's been really cool" - Ryan Villopoto.
Pol Espargaro inspired by past Marquez battles
"In Moto2 we did some good fights, good battles and I hope someday to fight with Marc again in MotoGP" - Pol Espargaro.
Difficult to analyse Suzuki potential, says Dovizioso
Suzuki-linked Andrea Dovizioso wasn't prepared to speculate on the potential of the new Japanese machine at the conclusion of Monday's Catalunya MotoGP test
Marquez plays down final lap near-miss
Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez celebrates magnificent seventh straight MotoGP victory after coming out on top of titanic showdown with team-mate Dani Pedrosa
Motorcycle grand prix celebrates 65th anniversary
This weekend's Catalunya MotoGP marks the 65th anniversary of the first event that counted towards the motorcycle World Championship, at the 1949 Isle of Man TT races.
Hayden would welcome wet race
"When you start in the back a little shake-up isn't so bad" - Nicky Hayden.
Smith rises to the top in Catalunya heat
Bradley Smith fastest during Free Practice 2 for the Catalunya MotoGP.
Marquez: 'Impossible to race two grand prix classes!'
"I said that it would be funny, but it is too difficult" - Marc Marquez.
Crutchlow: We don't breathe when we brake
"The worse thing is, to give you a statistic, for the whole time we brake we hold our breath" - Cal Crutchlow.
Home livery for Espargaro, Edwards 'excited'
"From my class at school we could hear the bikes testing on track" - Aleix Espargaro.
Open class tyre 'viable race choice' for Ducati
"There is no doubt that the softer rear slick is a viable MotoGP race choice for the Ducatis at many circuits" - Bridgestone.
Scott Redding pulls out of TT appearance
"Karl and Bob are both guys that I know and their deaths have hit me harder than I expected. Honestly, I'm devastated" - Scott Redding.
Hayden undergoes surgery, hopeful for Catalunya
Nicky Hayden has surgery on problematic right wrist, aims to return for Catalunya MotoGP
Crutchlow 'so sorry' for Bradl
"I went straight up to Stefan and apologised. He was sore because he's taken two big whacks today so I was sorry for him" - Cal Crutchlow.