Latest MotoGP Gossip

- Returning Moto3 rider Romano Fenati has revealed he received death threats following his controversial ‘brake-grabbing’ incident last year ( La Gazzetta dello Sport )

- Valentino Rossi responds to Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales’ joke about beating him by saying he hopes to be fighting for the title with the Spaniard come the season-ending showdown in Valencia ( Marca

- Marc Marquez says he won’t offer a handshake to Valentino Rossi again after he rejected his offer last year ( Marca )

Valentino Rossi’s ranch has inspired Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah to create his own ranch near Barcelona ( Marca )

Dani Pedrosa says he was turned down for the Honda test rider role due to his size compared to the rest of its MotoGP riders ( Marca )

Dani Pedrosa talks about life after retiring from MotoGP, future ambitions and battling his latest injury ahead of stem cell surgery ( Marca )

Valentino Rossi believes Marc Marquez looks like has no fear about crashing compared to his rivals ( GPOne.com )

New Ducati teammates Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci begin motocross training together with Petrucci challenging Valentino Rossi to a race on Instagram - GPOne.com

Maverick Vinales wants to bring in a sports psychiatrist to help him ahead of the 2019 MotoGP season – Motor Sport Magazine

Jorge Lorenzo responds to Danilo Petrucci’s manager’s comparison claims by saying he has five world titles and 68 wins to the Italian’s zero – AS.com

KTM boss Pit Beirer quashes ideas of handing Dani Pedrosa MotoGP wildcard entries as the Spaniard “has no plans to race again” – Speedweek

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez says he’ll have no excuses if he is beaten by new Repsol Honda team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in 2019 ( MotoGP.com  - log in required)

Johann Zarco wants to use Jorge Lorenzo’s adaption to Ducati as his goal reference during his switch from Yamaha to KTM – Marca

Marc Marquez wants to pick the brains of Jorge Lorenzo to gain a technical understanding of his Ducati rivals for 2019 - Marca

A documentary on Dani Pedrosa’s career titled  El silencio del samurá i (Silence of the Samurai)  has been released – Marca

“If Marc loses to Lorenzo, it’s a win-win” claims MotoGP legend Mick Doohan - MotoGP.com .

Casey Stoner believes it will be easier for Jorge Lorenzo to adapt to Repsol Honda compared to how he adapted to Ducati after leaving the factory Yamaha squad – Speedweek via Marca

Honda technical boss Takeo Yokoyama says "if Jorge asks, we'll do something special” in 2019 – Speedweek

Andrea Dovizioso has become the latest name tempted into an F1-MotoGP switch following Marc Marquez and Lewis Hamilton trying new disciplines this year – La Gazzetta dello Spo

Live updates from Sunday's races in MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia. CLICK HERE to view on Crash.net

Will Loris Baz return to MotoGP action at Silverstone this weekend, replacing the injured Pol Espargaro at the factory KTM team? It's yet to be officially confirmed by team or rider, but several reliable French sources are reporting it will happen:

Valentino Rossi is considering a change of MotoGP crew chief for 2019 and top of his list is none other than Ramon Forcada, who currently works with the Italian's team-mate Maverick Vinales.

UPDATE: Dani Pedrosa now confirmed as leaving Repsol Honda .

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