Cal Crutchlow admits it is “worrying” he qualified 1.2 seconds slower than rookie MotoGP polesitter Fabio Quartararo as he took sixth in qualifying for the Dutch TT. Petronas SRT rider Quartararo smashed the Assen lap record with a 1m32.017s to claim his third pole of his debut premier class campaign, while Crutchlow struggled aboard his

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi is unable to explain his poor form in Assen FP4 and qualifying, saying he was not feeling comfortable enough in those sessions. Rossi was set to make it to Q2 from FP3, but his best laptime got cancelled for a track limits infringement and in the end he was only

Fabio Quartararo obliterated the Assen lap record to top qualifying for MotoGP’s Dutch TT and take the third pole of his rookie season, with Valentino Rossi only 14th. Quartararo set a time of 1m32.017, nearly half a second faster than his FP3 time, which was also a new lap record at the end of the

Fabio Quartararo led MotoGP Dutch TT third practice by 0.109 seconds with a new lap record, while fellow Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi missed Q2 after his best lap was cancelled. Rossi lifted himself into Q2 contention with a 1m32.881s to go fifth at the end of FP3 at Assen, but had that lap scrubbed for

Marc Marquez says his MotoGP team-mate Jorge Lorenzo’s Dutch TT practice crash proves this year’s Honda is not the “easiest bike on the grid”. Lorenzo lost the front of his RC213V heading through the Turn 7 left-hander of the Ruskenhoek in the closing stages of FP1, and suffered a fractured back that has ruled him

Cal Crutchlow says he “begged” Honda to let LCR MotoGP team-mate Takaaki Nakagami test the current RC213V in Barcelona to “confirm” its turning deficiency. Nakagami is racing last year’s Honda in his sophomore premier class campaign, but spent 20 laps on the 2019 factory bike at the post-Catalan Grand Prix test. Crutchlow has struggled so

Honda MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo faces up to a month on the sidelines following his Dutch TT practice crash, team boss Alberto Puig has confirmed. Lorenzo was hospitalised after crashing in the opening practice session of the Assen weekend, and was quickly ruled out of further Dutch TT track action as he was diagnosed with

Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales says Jorge Lorenzo avoiding punishment for his multi-rider crash in the Catalan Grand Prix will “open the window” for identical incidents to happen. Lorenzo tried to pass Vinales at the tight Turn 10 left-hander on the second lap of the Barcelona race, but tucked the front and collected the Yamaha

KTM MotoGP rider Johann Zarco says the similarities between his feedback and that of test rider Dani Pedrosa have come as a boost after “six months of suffering”. Beleaguered Tech3 Yamaha convert Zarco has found it difficult to get to grips with the KTM bike, and has been regularly outqualified and outraced by team-mate Pol

Silverstone is focused on securing its place as the long-term home of MotoGP in the United Kingdom amid the uncertainty of the future of Formula 1’s British Grand Prix. This year’s F1 race at the track is the last one under the current deal, while its MotoGP contract has been recently extended to 2021. This

World Superbike rider Alvaro Bautista says the door back to MotoGP in 2020 “is more closed” now, as Ducati looks set to retain its current premier class line-up. Bautista moved to WSBK on Ducati’s all-new Panigale V4 R at the start of this season and currently leads the standings by 16 points having won 14

Suzuki’s current strong MotoGP form is down to the manufacturer creating “countermeasures” during its torrid 2017 campaign that has helped improve the GSX-RR bike, says test rider Sylvain Guintoli. The 2017 bike proved largely uncompetitive and Suzuki believed the main problem was homologating the wrong specification of engine, with its then-rider Andrea Iannone said to

Johann Zarco says his new manager Jean-Michel Bayle has stopped the KTM MotoGP rider from ‘destroying’ himself, amid a tough 2019 campaign aboard the RC16. Zarco split with previous manager Laurent Fellon in the winter, and began working with former 500cc rider Bayle following his verbal tirade against the RC16 at Jerez – which prompted

Jack Miller says Jorge Lorenzo has been “out of control” on warm-up laps this season, as several MotoGP riders raise concerns over the Honda rider’s antics before race starts. Lorenzo grabbed headlines at the Catalan Grand Prix where he crashed at Turn 10 on lap two and brought down the Yamaha’s of Maverick Vinales and

The MotoE World Cup has held its first test, including a simulated qualifying and race at Valencia, since the entire electric bike series paddock was destroyed by fire in March. The inaugural all-electric MotoE World Cup was due to have its first round at this year’s Spanish Grand Prix in May, but a paddock fire

LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow has questioned the conclusions MotoGP tyre supplier Michelin reached regarding a hole “the size of a mobile phone” in his rear tyre in Mugello. Crutchlow finished a distant eighth at Mugello, and felt he had been hampered by damage to his medium rear tyre, which was then checked by Michelin

Aprilia MotoGP test rider Bradley Smith says he was in “sheer panic” when he realised he was going to wipe out his team-mate Aleix Espargaro in the Catalan Grand Prix. Smith was making the third of his five schedule wildcard appearances in 2019 at Barcelona when he crashed into Espargaro at Turn 10 on the

Alex Rins believes had he not gotten stuck behind Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci in the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix, he could have mounted a challenge for his second victory of 2019. The Suzuki rider ran in the battle for second with Petrucci for much of the 24-lap contest, but was unable to keep the Ducati behind

MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow says he was “not very impressed” with his LCR Honda team-mate Takaaki Nakagami’s riding during the Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona. Crutchlow believes Nakagami, who had started seven places behind him but made up the difference in the opening-lap tussle, was needlessly aggressive in trying to get past at the Turn

Maverick Vinales beat Yamaha stable-mate Franco Morbidelli by 0.047 seconds to top the post-Catalan Grand Prix MotoGP test, while both Honda riders crashed. The session was red-flagged briefly in the morning after Jorge Lorenzo crashed at Turn 8 and his Honda – which was fitted with the carbon fibre-wrapped chassis – landed on top of

Valentino Rossi has spoken out against the tight Turn 10 left-hander of the Barcelona circuit where he was taken out in the Catalan Grand Prix, dubbing it “supermarket parking”. Rossi, along with Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales and Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso, was collected by the crashing Jorge Lorenzo at Turn 10 on the second lap of

Andrea Iannone says Aprilia test rider Bradley Smith, who collided with team-mate Aleix Espargaro on lap one, was “really dangerous” in the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix. Smith was making his third wildcard race appearance of the 2019 season for Aprilia, and was attempting to move his way up from the last row of the grid

Andrea Dovizioso believes Jorge Lorenzo was not thinking clearly when he made his “big mistake” and caused the Barcelona MotoGP multi-bike pile-up. Dovizioso was battling championship rival Marc Marquez for the lead of the Catalan Grand Prix when he was wiped out by former Ducati team-mate Lorenzo, who lost control of his Honda while trying

Honda MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo has avoided a penalty for causing the crash that took three other riders out of the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday. Lorenzo lost control of his bike when trying to overtake Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales for third place at the inside of the sharp Turn 10 left-hander on the second lap.

Honda’s Jorge Lorenzo accepts the blame for causing the multi-bike pile-up that also eliminated Maverick Vinales, Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso from MotoGP’s Catalan Grand Prix. Lorenzo said he was “too excited” after making a strong start to the race as he was running fourth behind Vinales on lap two and is yet to finish

Catalan Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez says his Honda MotoGP team-mate Jorge Lorenzo “was not out of control” when he caused a multi-rider crash on lap two of Sunday’s race. Lorenzo launched from 10th on the grid to run fourth at the start of the second lap, and was going for a move on the

Aprilia test rider Bradley Smith has been given a three-place grid penalty for his next MotoGP appearance for causing his collision with team-mate Aleix Espargaro in the Catalan Grand Prix. Smith was making his third of five scheduled wildcard appearances on the RS-GP in 2019 this weekend at Barcelona, and was following Espargaro at the

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez dominated the Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona, after a crash for his Honda team-mate Jorge Lorenzo took Andrea Dovizioso and the two factory Yamahas out. Lorenzo, who had charged from 10th on the grid to join the lead battle, fell at the sharp Turn 10 left-hander while trying to pass

Valentino Rossi was among a number of MotoGP riders puzzled by an “incredible” loss of grip at the Barcelona circuit compared to the year before. Catalunya was resurfaced in 2018, and Jorge Lorenzo recorded both the new all-time MotoGP lap record and the fastest race lap at the circuit during that year’s Catalan Grand Prix

Jorge Lorenzo says his Catalan Grand Prix weekend is “the most consistent” of his debut Honda MotoGP season so far, after he secured 10th in qualifying on a modified RC213V. The triple premier class champion went Honda’s Japanese factory following the Italian Grand Prix to work on ergonomic solutions to allow him to ride the