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Rea grabs WorldSBK lead with Donington win as Bautista crashes again

Jonathan Rea dominates in dreadful conditions at Donington Park and is rewarded with the WorldSBK lead for the first time in 2019 after Alvaro Bautista crashes out again

Donington Park WorldSBK - Race Results (1)

Full Race Results (1) for Round 8 of the 2019 World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) at Donington Park, UK

Sykes secures first BMW WorldSBK pole since 2010, Hickman fourth

Tom Sykes is back on pole position once again as he scores his 49th career Superpole at Donington Park, his first as a BMW WorldSBK rider; Brits star on home soil

Donington Park WorldSBK - Superpole Qualifying Results

Full Superpole Qualifying Results for Round 8 of the 2019 World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) at Donington Park, UK

'Small dislocation' for Quartararo

Petronas Yamaha rookie suffers shoulder injury, will 'assess his condition' during FP4 at the German MotoGP.

Marquez leads FP3 with Rossi, Dovizioso into Q1

Marc Marquez keeps hold of top spot in FP3 at the German MotoGP with main title rival Andrea Dovizioso out of the top 10 and heading into Q1 of qualifying along with Valentino Rossi

Rossi: Now I can ride in my way

Valentino Rossi may have only placed tenth in MotoGP FP2, but found his mood was much improved from Assen…

Marquez: Quartararo showing Yamaha's real potential

'Quartararo is riding the Yamaha in a good way and is showing the real potential of the bike' - Marc Marquez, German MotoGP.

Vinales 'close' using winning Assen set-up in Germany

'It seems to work pretty well' - Maverick Vinales uses race-winning Assen set-up during day one of German MotoGP.

Quartararo: Arm feels good, we didn’t get to push on softs

Fabio Quartararo reflects on his Friday practice at Sachsenring positively despite concerns over his forearm injury and a late FP2 incident

Sykes, BMW quickest again as 0.1s covers top five

Tom Sykes dominates day one at Donington Park but ends the day with just 0.1s covering himself, Alex Lowes, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Leon Haslam and Jonathan Rea

Donington Park WorldSBK - Free Practice Results (2)

Full Free Practice Results (2) for Round 8 of the 2019 World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) at Donington Park, UK

Quartararo leads Marquez, Rossi at Sachsenring

Fabio Quartararo produces two late flying laps to surge to the top of the timesheet in the opening practice session at the German MotoGP

Rossi: We arrive from a difficult moment

Valentino Rossi explains that changes to “the balance of the bike” saw his pace improve before his shortly lived Dutch Grand Prix.

Quartararo to gauge forearm feeling after FP1

Fabio Quartararo says he’ll assess the condition of his right forearm after the opening practice session at the German MotoGP

Vinales: Marquez, Honda remain favourites at Sachsenring

Maverick Vinales dismisses Marc Marquez’s concerns he may struggle at the German MotoGP by placing the favourite tag firmly on the reigning world champion

Marquez: Only Honda at the front last year “means something”

Marc Marquez says he has to be wary despite his flawless German MotoGP record at Sachsenring after pointing out he was the only Honda rider to finish in the top seven last year

Lowes: The target has to be to win at home

After just missing out on victory in Misano Alex Lowes says his only target at his home round Donington Park will be to win races

Rossi: This is not a positive time for us

Valentino Rossi will use the setup breakthroughs found during the Sunday warm-up at Assen with the hope of finding similar gains at Sachsenring as he accepts he’s enduring a tough run in his 2019 MotoGP campaign

Dovizioso: Marquez, Yamaha and Suzuki will all be strong

Andrea Dovizioso is bracing for another tough track for Ducati at the German MotoGP as he feels Sachsenring will suit Marc Marquez plus the Yamaha and Suzuki riders.

Vinales out to show Assen “not a coincidence”

Maverick Vinales wants to show his Assen wasn’t a one-off and feels “like I’m still dreaming” following his first MotoGP of the season.

Quartararo plays down arm pump fears for Sachsenring

Fabio Quartararo is confident his post-arm pump surgery pain won’t impact his German MotoGP weekend due to Sachsenring’s circuit characteristics

How Marquez tailored Assen to suit his MotoGP title fight

Marc Marquez wasn’t aiming to win the Dutch MotoGP, but Assen could prove to be the race which sets up his charge to another world title.

Morbidelli: When Rossi feels problems, I do too

'We have a similar riding style, so maybe yes. When [Rossi] feels some problems, I feel them too' - Franco Morbidelli, Dutch MotoGP.

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