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Group Photos: MotoGP riders and bikes of 2014
Just before official 2014 MotoGP action gets underway with Thursday practice for the Qatar Grand Prix, riders and bikes assembled on the Losail home straight for the official group photos.
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FIRST LOOK: Movistar Yamaha MotoGP livery
Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo's new Movistar Yamaha MotoGP colours unveiled on eve of Qatar Grand Prix.
PICS: Ducati's 2014 MotoGP livery
Ducati unveiled its 2014 MotoGP livery, to be raced by Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso, during a special Audi Group ceremony in Munich, Germany on Monday evening.
Ioda Racing hits back in Suter row
Ioda Racing Project director Giampiero Sacchi has hit back at Eskil Suter's claims that the 2013 machies of Danilo Petrucci and Lukas Pesek were seized over outstanding bills
Bautista, Honda to the fore in Qatar
Alvaro Bautista and Honda took the initiative during the second night of the final MotoGP pre-season test, in Qatar.
Official: Movistar returns to MotoGP with Yamaha
Movistar returns to MotoGP after signing five-year deal as Yamaha's title sponsor.
Grip problems continue for 'worried' Rossi
'The bike has become more difficult to ride and gives us more problems with understeer and not so much grip in acceleration' - Valentino Rossi
Dovizioso fourth fastest, coy on 'Open' question
'We tried lots of different set-ups with the electronics and with the chassis and I had a better feeling' - Andrea Dovizioso
'F****d!' - Valentino Rossi 'surprised' by tyre decision
"Something happened that we cannot understand. We just understand when it is already done. When you are already f**ked!" - Valentino Rossi.
Marc Marquez breaks leg, will miss Sepang test
'Marc Marquez will certainly miss next week's Sepang MotoGP test and possibly the following week in Phillip Island'
Scott Redding to appear at Thundersprint
2014 MotoGP rookie Scott Redding will appear at this year's Thundersprint motorcycle festival.
BT Sport reveals MotoGP TV line-up
"MotoGP is the top, two-wheeled motorsport. It's massive in the UK and we're heading into it at full throttle" - Simon Green, head of BT Sport.
Dall'Igna talks Ducati Factory/Open dilemma
"For us probably, I'm not sure, it will be difficult to develop the bike with the Factory MotoGP rules" - Gigi Dall'Igna, Ducati.
Laverty on back foot at Sepang
'It could be three groups in MotoGP: Factory bikes, new Open and the CRT evolutions. I'll do my best and see what we can do' - Michael Laverty
PIC: Valentino Rossi's Sepang MotoGP test helmet
Valentino Rossi unveiled this helmet design at Sepang on Tuesday, for the start of 2014 MotoGP testing. As of lunchtime Rossi was third fastest, just 0.039s behind Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and 0.354s from Honda's world champion Marc Marquez.
Imagine... an Open MotoGP class KR-Honda
Imagine if the 2006 Team Roberts Honda had been given the new Open MotoGP class advantages.
Flood damage at Tech 3
As this Tweet (below) from Moto Journal shows, Tech 3's pre-season preparations have suffered an unusual setback in the form of flood damage to the team's workshop in France.
FIRST LOOK: Yamaha's 2014 MotoGP livery
Jorge Lorenzo has provided a first look at this year's 2014 Yamaha MotoGP livery, via social media (below).
Ducati MotoGP tests for Chaz Davies
"I've also got three tests a year on the Ducati MotoGP bike written into my contract so we'll see what comes of that" - Chaz Davies.
Moody not part of BT Sport MotoGP coverage
Former British Eurosport commentator Toby Moody will not be part of the new BT Sport MotoGP coverage.
Crash.net's Top 10 race reports of 2013
A look at the top ten most read race reports added to Crash.net over the course of the 2013 season
MotoGP Star of the Year vote: Full Results
Your average mark out of ten for each 2013 MotoGP rider revealed
MotoGP Star of the Year vote: 1st
You vote Marc Marquez 1st in Crash.net's MotoGP Star of the Year poll!