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Portimao MotoGP: P17 for 'worried' Valentino Rossi, 'tomorrow will be hard'
Valentino Rossi qualifies in just 17th place for the Portimao MotoGP, 'worried' because 'I expect and I want to be more competitive'.
Portugal MotoGP: Quartararo takes Portimao Pole as Bagnaia loses lap record
Fabio Quartararo made it a Saturday clean sweep as he took Pole Position at the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix, after Francesco Bagnaia lost top spot for a yellow flag infringement.
2021 Portimao MotoGP, Portugal - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Portimao MotoGP at Portimao in Portugal!
Portugal MotoGP: Quartararo fastest in FP3, Martin taken to medical centre
Fabio Quartararo tops MotoGP Free Practice three at the Portuguese Grand Prix, while Jorge Martin and Alex Marquez suffer big crashes late on.
Portimao MotoGP: Miller: ‘Dude, your bike is on fire’, Marquez 'made me smile'
Jack Miller talks Portimao taxi service for Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez's return to MotoGP action.
Portugal MotoGP: Nakagami ‘pretty happy with P10’, following big turn one crash
Takaaki Nakagami recovers from a big crash on his opening lap in FP2 at the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix to finish tenth on day-one.
Portugal MotoGP: ‘Chassis the same’ as 2020, ‘better riding style’ - Bagnaia
Francesco Bagnaia fastest for Ducati on opening day of MotoGP action at Portimao. ‘My feeling on the bike is better’ than last year, says Italian.
Portugal MotoGP: ‘Grip was not fantastic’, but ‘happy with the setup' - Rossi
Valentino Rossi ‘happy with the setup’ of M1 Yamaha, but Italian finishes 15th fastest on day-one of Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix. ‘Not able to push at 100%’ with the ‘soft front’ tyre the reason why.
Marc Marquez: Speed is there, Stefan's set-up, arm will 'struggle more tomorrow'
'The speed is there' declares Marc Marquez as he finishes sixth and top Honda on his MotoGP return in Portimao, 'we are in a much better situation than we expected' but knows his arm will struggle more as the weekend goes on.
Portugal MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro ‘not happy’ with tyre allocation at Portimao
Aleix Espargaro concludes day-one at the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix 14th for Aprilia; suffers crash in FP2.
Portugal MotoGP: Espargaro focused on showing ‘one lap’ speed; ‘I’m gonna do it’
Pol Espargaro finishes day-one of the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix 12th fastest, aims to show ‘our potential in one lap’ tomorrow.
Portugal MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia ends opening day fastest at Portimao
Francesco Bagnaia tops Free Practice two ahead of Sunday’s Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez finishes sixth on his return in what could be a crucial session as unpredictable weather surrounds Portimao.
MotoGP and F1 to remember Fausto Gresini on Sunday
A minute's silence in memory of Imola-born motorcycle champion and MotoGP team owner Fausto Gresini to be observed at both the Imola F1 Grand Prix and Portimao MotoGP event.
2021 Portimao MotoGP - Live Friday Practice updates!
Live updates, quotes and results from Friday practice for the 2021 Portimao MotoGP round in Portugal, round 3 of the 2021 world championship.
Portugal MotoGP: Maverick Vinales fastest in FP1, Marc Marquez third on return
Maverick Vinales sets the fastest time in FP1 for the Portuguese Grand Prix, while Marc Marquez makes a huge statement with third fastest on his MotoGP return.
Portimao MotoGP: Pol: Marc fast straight away, Miguel the man to beat
Pol Espargaro looking forward to first MotoGP event as team-mate to Marc Marquez, 'Portimao with Miguel reminds me of Nicky Hayden in Laguna Seca'.
Portimao MotoGP: Rossi: Hard work ahead, electronic improvement in Qatar
After two tough races on his Petronas MotoGP debut in Qatar, Valentino Rossi arrives at the 'fantastic but very difficult' Portimao.
Portugal MotoGP: ‘It feels like a home GP’, despite no crowd says Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira feels that despite no crowd at this weekend’s MotoGP race in Portimao, it has a ‘home GP’ feeling after the ‘huge reception’, from fans at the circuit’s entrance on Wednesday.
Portugal MotoGP: ‘I know the potential we have’ - Vinales; hopes to challenge
‘Last year he did really good lines. He was perfect all the race’ - Vinales on Oliveira. Yamaha rider hopes to challenge the home favourite at Portimao.
Portugal MotoGP: ‘Coming here as’ championship ‘leader is pretty nice’ - Zarco
Johann Zarco heads into Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix as championship leader for the first time; ‘pretty nice’ feeling says the Pramac rider.
Portimao MotoGP: Miller avoids social media: 'It’s better to turn that crap off'
Jack Miller avoids social media after Qatar MotoGP controversy, Joan Mir still feels Race Direction was wrong to leave Miller's move unpunished.
Portugal MotoGP: Marc Marquez: I have butterflies in the stomach
Marc Marquez speaks at a MotoGP press conference for the first time in nine months on the eve of his competitive return at Portimao.
Portimao MotoGP: Joan Mir without crew chief Carchedi, O'Kane to replace
Joan Mir's Suzuki MotoGP crew chief Frankie Carchedi forced to miss the Portimao MotoGP round due to Covid.
Portimao MotoGP: Danilo Petrucci discovers shoulder dislocation
An MRI scan reveals Danilo Petrucci suffered a dislocated shoulder in his opening race accident at the Qatar MotoGP.