Valentino Rossi

Brad Binder is becoming something of a recovery specialist in race conditions, and on Sunday even received a nod of comparison to legend Valentino Rossi.

Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia and Johann Zarco helped Ducati dominate free practice at the Grand Prix of Doha on Friday.

Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati grabbed the first pole position of the new MotoGP season in Qatar, while South Africa's Brad Binder starts 19th on the grid.

Lap times as of 8pm during day one of the Official 2021 Qatar MotoGP Test, at Losail.

"We've had the same problems for years now. They have to adapt to the new MotoGP working method. There's room for improvement."

South Africa's Brad Binder could only manage to qualify in 17th place for the French Grand Prix in Le Mans, while championship leadr Fabio Quartararo secured pole position.

"In three or four spots, you jump with the bike. It's kind of scary." Vinales: "You need fluidity and speed in corners. I like it." Lorenzo on the M1 after 9 months.

Maverick Vinales ignored advice from MotoGP brake supplier Brembo to run a new system for the Styrian Grand Prix after Yamaha riders suffered numerous issues in the Austrian GP

Jack Miller edges out Ducati counterpart Andrea Dovizioso by a mere 0.004s to head up FP1 for the Styrian MotoGP, the second of two events at the Red Bull Ring

Valentino Rossi, a nine-time world champion, was left shaken after Franco Morbidelli's cartwheeling Yamaha, travelling at around 300 km/h (187mph), flew across the track just centimetres in front of him.

Brad Binder created a series of firsts as he won the Czech MotoGP ahead of Italian Franco Morbidelli on Yamaha's satellite SRT bike and Frenchman Johan Zarco on a Ducati-Avintia

Marc will never race on the Isle of Man: I have a lot of respect for the riders who do it, but I ride bikes to have fun, not to suffer

MotoGP has announced it will run its first Virtual GP to replace the postponed Spanish Grand Prix on 3 May, with Moto2 and Moto3 featured on the virtual bill

Valentino Rossi has questioned the level of "respect" some riders on the current MotoGP grid have for their rivals, following a clash with Brad Binder in the Qatar Grand Prix.

Francesco Bagnaia stormed to his maiden MotoGP pole on his factory Ducati bike at the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, breaking the lap record twice in the process at the Losail Circuit on Saturday.

After the Covid-19 pandemic truncated the 2020 season and forced organisers to hold all 14 races in Europe, MotoGP hopes to fire on all cylinders in 2021 with 19 races scheduled around the world, starting with the double header in Qatar this weekend

Former Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo says the Scuderia's plans to run MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi in F1...

"At the beginning of the year, I felt like Yamaha's fourth force and, with the different bike, I felt less loved. The level is really high. Vale has lots of experience, Quartararo is superfast, Maverick as well. I was just the last."

Joan Mir edged out team mate Alex Rins to claim his maiden MotoGP victory, while South Africa's Brad Binder impressed to finish in seventh place.

Avintia's Johann Zarco dominated a wet third practice for the MotoGP European Grand Prix, as Fabio Quartararo ended up 3.2 seconds off the pace in 19th and Valentino Rossi returned from COVID-19.