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Tech3 will continue to run satellite KTM machinery in MotoGP for the next five years.
Second in the MotoGP championship Francesco Bagnaia will start today’s fourth round of the 2021 season from fourth; ‘Strategy will be to start better than the Yamaha and try to slow them down at the start’, says the Italian.
Aleix Espargaro concedes ‘I’ve been a lot stronger,’ than his third row starting position suggests at Jerez. Spaniard remains confident of a good MotoGP finish due to lap times on medium tyres.
Remy Gardner says similarities to Wayne Gardner only go as far as the track; ‘Maybe on the track it’s similar at times’, but ‘approach mentally is completely different to my dad’. Fellow Australian Jack Miller likes the comparison, says Remy has that ‘dog in him’ that Wayne had.
Marc Marquez's first fall since breaking his arm last July was a scary 180km/h lowside that sent him into an airfence: "We knew sooner or later the first crash would arrive but I chose one of the worst points of the circuit.'
Improvements in sector four see Jack Miller claim first MotoGP front row start of 2021 at Jerez; ‘Gradually getting better, was able to have confidence in my bike and carry corner speed’ says Australian.
Franco Morbidelli comes through Q1 after losing two FP3 laps to claim second on the grid for Sunday’s MotoGP race at Jerez, but says timing of race direction’s decision left them facing ‘a safety issue’.
Fabio Quartararo makes it four pole positions from four in MotoGP at the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto. Has the chance to claim a third consecutive win which would be a first in his Grand Prix career.
Corner entry improvements cancelled out by electronics issue for Valentino Rossi on Saturday at the Spanish MotoGP.
Fabio Quartararo takes second consecutive pole position of the 2021 MotoGP season ahead of former team-mate Franco Morbidelli.
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Spanish MotoGP at Jerez!
Takaaki Nakagami continues his strong weekend at Jerez so far as he topped Saturday morning’s MotoGP FP3 session, while fellow Honda rider Marc Marquez suffers big crash at turn seven.
Marc Marquez suffers his a huge accident at the end of Free Practice 3 for the Spanish GP, his first accident since returning to MotoGP after a nine-month injury layoff.
Aleix Espargaro heads into Saturday’s qualifying day at Jerez as one of the early contenders following an impressive opening day of MotoGP practice.
Takaaki Nakagami finishes fastest of the five Honda bikes on day-one of the Spanish MotoGP Grand Prix. Japanese rider tests both available chassis options; ‘Slightly better feeling with the old one, but cannot forget about 2021’.
Marc Marquez discusses physical condition around the Jerez circuit as he concludes MotoGP FP2 16th fastest for Repsol Honda.
‘The bike is behaving well here’ - Franco Morbidelli finishes fourth fastest during opening day of the Spanish MotoGP Grand Prix - one of the race favorites based on long runs.
Valentino Rossi just 21st during Friday practice at the Spanish MotoGP; 'Now it looks like the rear tyres are very soft and usually in all my career I always prefer hard tyres'
Tito Rabat made his return to MotoGP today as he replaced the injured Jorge Martin at Pramac Ducati. Spaniard suffers bizarre moment with his leathers after crashing at turn 13, but ‘until then, for me the day was excellent’ says former Moto2 champion.
Danilo Petrucci ends day-one of the Spanish MotoGP Grand Prix at Jerez 17th fastest; ‘Happy about the pace on used tyre, but cannot improve the lap time with soft tyre’ - according to the Italian.
Francesco Bagnaia sets blistering pace in the heat of Jerez to finish FP2 fastest ahead of championship leader Fabio Quartararo.
Crash.net will soon be launching a weekly MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.
Live updates, quotes and results from Friday practice for the 2021 Spanish MotoGP at Jerez!
FP1 at Jerez saw Brad Binder top his and KTM’s first MotoGP session of 2021, while five different manufacturers claimed top five positions.