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Pol Espargaro says his podium in the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is worth more to KTM “than a victory in Austria” given its struggles in the San Marino weekend. KTM won the Czech Grand Prix with Brad Binder, while Miguel Oliveira took his Tech3-run RC16 to the top of the rostrum in the Styrian

Maverick Vinales became the sixth different winner in the 2020 MotoGP season after scoring victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano. The Yamaha rider made big changes to his approach and to his Yamaha across the second Misano weekend after a disastrous San Marino GP, in which he went from a dominant poleman

Suzuki’s Joan Mir says his back-to-back Misano podiums have come after his maiden rostrum in last month’s MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix gave him “overconfidence”. Mir has proven to be one of the most consistent riders in MotoGP in recent races, scoring 69 points from the last four rounds and making it the podium in three

Valentino Rossi believes he isn’t competitive enough to fight for the MotoGP title despite dropping only 26 points behind leader Andrea Dovizioso after crashing in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. After seven races of the 2020 season, just 27 points cover the top 10 riders in the standings, with four points splitting the top four.

Francesco Bagnaia believes his crash out of a commanding MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix lead was caused by a visor tearoff or “something dirty on track”. The Pramac rider took the lead on lap six and quickly built up an advantage of over one second to the chasing Yamaha of Maverick Vinales. By lap 21,

Maverick Vinales says he was “happy to struggle” on Friday at the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as it led to his change in approach ahead of Sunday’s win. After fading dramatically after setting a record pole time in last weekend’s San Marino GP, Vinales found on Friday for the second Misano race that none

Romano Fenati snatched his first Moto3 win in over a year at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – the scene of the controversial Moto2 incident which stalled his career in 2018. Fenati was banned from grand prix racing and lost his Snipers Moto2 rider and MV Agusta ride for 2019 in Moto3 when he grabbed

Maverick Vinales has claimed back-to-back pole positions at Misano ahead of the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. The factory Yamaha rider secured pole position following Francesco Bagnaia’s cancelled lap for exceeding track limits on a timed effort that would have given him P1 and the Misano

KTM’s Pol Espargaro says his FP3 crash was necessary in order to understand “the limit” for MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying, citing the speed of his rivals at Misano. Espargaro lost the front of his KTM at the Turn 6 left-hander in the closing stages of this morning’s FP3, though narrowly held onto a

Pramac Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia blitzed the Misano lap record to top third practice for the MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix despite suffering a late crash. The cooler track conditions caught out a couple of riders in the early stages of FP3, with Pramac’s Jack Miller crashing at the first corner just a few minutes in.

Maverick Vinales admits “we didn’t find anything” to fix the grip woes on his Yamaha in MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix practice and will try something “very different” on Saturday. Vinales smashed the Misano lap record for San Marino GP pole, but struggled with his “usual” problems of a lack of grip and confidence on

KTM’s Pol Espargaro says his crash in MotoGP FP2 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was a result of being forced to run the medium front tyre he “cannot use”. Espargaro has typically favoured the hard front tyre on his KTM this season, but due to having an allocation of just five to get through

Fabio Quartararo led a Petronas SRT 1-2 in a tight first practice session for the inaugural MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Misano. For the third time this season, MotoGP returns to the same circuit for a second grand prix, which also follows on from a one-day test on Tuesday. San Marino GP race winner

Avintia’s Johann Zarco says a chassis update given to him from Ducati in Tuesday’s Misano MotoGP test made him feel “like he was a factory rider” again. Zarco is signed directly to Ducati for 2020 but is riding the year-old GP19 bike in Avintia colours with a small amount of support from Ducati in terms

Maverick Vinales says he “wants a reaction” from Yamaha to cure his grip woes in races, after struggling in last weekend’s MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. The Yamaha rider smashed the circuit lap record to claim pole and was expected to be a main threat for victory following a strong set of practice

Andrea Dovizioso admits his consistency “will not be enough” to win the 2020 MotoGP title because his speed still isn’t good enough, despite him now leading the standings. The Ducati rider struggled throughout the San Marino Grand Prix weekend at Misano and ended up seventh, but now leads the championship by six points after Fabio

Jack Miller says severe tyre graining in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix made his race one of “survival” after being persuaded to use his less-preferred rear option. The Pramac Ducati rider ran third for the first 13 tours of Sunday’s 27-lap Misano race, but from early on knew he was in “difficulty” with his

Fabio Quartararo says he is “getting used” to riding with the Yamaha’s current problems, after numerous updates in the Misano MotoGP test yielded no improvement in this respect. The Petronas SRT rider dominated the opening rounds of the 2020 season at Jerez, though admitted at the time that this year’s Yamaha was not an easy

Valentino Rossi says he would “sign now” if Yamaha has the chance to recruit outgoing Ducati star Andrea Dovizioso as a test rider for 2021. Dovizioso’s future in MotoGP is uncertain after he confirmed during last month’s Austrian Grand Prix weekend that he would be quitting Ducati at the end of the season, bringing to

The MotoGP field have offered their thoughts on the radio warning system they tested during Tuesday’s post-San Marino Grand Prix test at Misano. Last Friday, Honda rider Stefan Bradl tested the system for the very first time upon request from MotoGP promoter Dorna Sports as a means of communicating warning messages to riders to go

San Marino Grand Prix poleman Maverick Vinales topped the one-day MotoGP test at Misano on Tuesday on his works Yamaha, while race winner Franco Morbidelli was absent through illness. The paddock returned to the Misano circuit just two days after the San Marino GP for the only in-season test of 2020 as a result of

Jorge Lorenzo has revealed in an exclusive interview with Autosport that a return to MotoGP with Ducati in 2021 “almost happened”. Lorenzo retired at the end of a difficult 2019 campaign on the Honda and took and the role of official Yamaha test riders in the winter. However, with the uncertainty surrounding Andrea Dovizioso’s Ducati

MotoGP crowned its fourth first-time winner in an incredibly dramatic 2020 season, as Franco Morbidelli scorched to victory in the San Marino Grand Prix. The Petronas SRT rider endured a tough 2019 as he faced up to the surprise challenge of rookie sensation team-mate Fabio Quartararo. But Morbidelli worked on himself across the winter and

Pramac Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia admitted he was not expecting to score his maiden MotoGP podium on his return from a broken leg at the San Marino Grand Prix. The 2018 Moto2 champion broke his left leg in a fast crash during first practice for the Czech GP at Brno in August and had been

Fabio Quartararo says his first crash in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix was a result of him pushing “like it was the last lap” to catch Jack Miller. The Petronas SRT rider dropped from third to fifth at the start and got stuck behind factory Yamaha counterpart Maverick Vinales for the opening six laps.

Valentino Rossi has joked establishing his VR46 Academy may not have been a good idea, after Franco Morbidelli and Francesco Bagnaia beat him in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix. Nine-time grand prix world champion Rossi set up his VR46 Academy in 2014 in a bid to nurture and promote young Italian talent. In a

Franco Morbidelli admits he is “not aiming” at a MotoGP title tilt after scoring his maiden victory in Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix, as he is “just a satellite guy”. The Petronas SRT rider grabbed the holeshot in Sunday’s Misano race from second on the grid and led factory Yamaha counterpart and mentor Valentino Rossi

Outgoing LCR MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow says he still wants to “do the Aprilia option” in 2021, shooting down suggestions his current injury woes could lead him to retirement instead. Crutchlow was forced to withdraw from this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix and the following race at Misano owing to complications from recent arm pump

MotoGP is testing a rider radio warning system this week at Misano, but it has raised fears that it could advance into Formula 1-style ship-to-shore communication. Would this dilute MotoGP or should it be embraced? Valentino Rossi believes introducing radio communication into MotoGP would be “a good step” for the series, though this has been

Franco Morbidelli says he wanted to tackle racism with his Spike Lee-inspired MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix helmet design as it is “important to remember we are all the same”. Racism and diversity have been a topic at the forefront in sport in 2020 in light of the Black Lives Matter protests which erupted following