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Rostrum hero Bautista 'guided by Simoncelli'
'I could feel his hand on my shoulder today and I realised at the end that my name had come loose from my leathers so you could say it was Marco that was with us today' - Alvaro Bautista
Rea 'nowhere near limit' on Repsol Honda
'I'm still nowhere near the limit... it's a matter of trust and I'm still acclimatising to the machine' - Jonathan Rea
Dani Pedrosa: It was total chaos
"It's was total chaos and many things happened at the same time" - Dani Pedrosa.
Dani Pedrosa out after drama at Misano
Dani Pedrosa suffers technical problems and is then taken out during the re-started first lap of the Misano MotoGP.
Fifth 'feels like a podium' for relieved Spies
'After what's happened in the last eight weeks it almost feels like a podium for me' - Ben Spies
Rookie Rea: I don't want experience to end
'I'm taking things step-by-step and the limit is still quite a way off, but I don't really want to find that limit just yet, I'm taking my time' - Jonathan Rea
Rossi to start with new parts
"The comparison in the test was better than the bike I used in Brno" - Valentino Rossi.
PICS: Special Yamaha livery for Misano MotoGP
"It's very cool that racing fans will be able to ride in the same colours that we race in!" - Jorge Lorenzo.
Latest 2013 MotoGP rider line-up
Latest 2013 MotoGP rider line-up following the signings of Ben Spies and Andrea Iannone...
Half-healed Hayden back for Misano
"One of the two fractures is healing quickly, while the other metacarpal still has a pretty good fracture line" - Nicky Hayden.
Emotional Misano return awaits Honda Gresini
"It is going to be a weekend of strong emotions" - Fausto Gresini.
Ivan Silva loses Avintia MotoGP seat
David Salom moves from WSBK to take the MotoGP race seat of Ivan Silva at Avintia Blusens
Suter test for Aegerter, Petrucci - Edwards stays?
Moto2 rider Dominique Aegerter and MotoGP rookie Danilo Petrucci will test the Suter-BMW CRT machine - Forward Racing commits to the bike until the end of 2012.
Aragon next in 'autumn break' MotoGP tests
Honda and Yamaha head for Aragon MotoGP test, Ducati at Mugello
'Dream come true' for Jonathan Rea
"It's been a great day, one of the best days of my life... to ride the best Honda machine in the World has been a dream come true" - Jonathan Rea.
PICS: Jonathan Rea rides Repsol Honda
World Superbike star Jonathan Rea in action during his Repsol Honda MotoGP debut in testing at Brno on Monday. Rea is set to replace injured world champion Casey Stoner, should the Australian be unfit to ride at the forthcoming Misano and Aragon rounds.
Oil leak stifles Rossi progress
'I probably could have done a bit better without that inconvenience, and maybe I would have finished close to [Andrea] Dovizioso' - Valentino Rossi
Spies' rotten luck continues at Brno
'I'm really disappointed not just for me but for the team as they've done an excellent job this weekend' - Ben Spies
Dovizioso fulsome in praise for team-mate Cal
'There is no doubt that Cal did a better job than me and I congratulate him for getting his first podium in MotoGP' - Andrea Dovizioso
Jonathan Rea gets Repsol Honda chance
"In case, as doctors anticipate, Casey Stoner is not able to re-join the Repsol Honda Team in time, then Jonathan Rea will replace him in Misano and Aragon"
Cal Crutchlow re-signs for Tech 3 Yamaha
"Hopefully I can reward their loyalty by challenging for the podium throughout 2013, which I know we are capable of" - Cal Crutchlow.
Pedrosa leads, Lorenzo falls in second Brno session
Dani Pedrosa fastest during Friday free practice (2) for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno. Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies among fallers...
Yamaha explain Valentino Rossi's return
"Valentino made the approach to express his interest to return to Yamaha. So the first point of contact came from Valentino's side to Yamaha"
Casey Stoner: MotoGP title hopes 'finished'
"It's disappointing that in Indy we had a good chance to get some points back, but now it's finished our championship" - Casey Stoner.