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Quartararo: Race lead one of best moments of my life

'Leading was one of the best moments of my life' - rookie Fabio Quartararo heads the MotoGP field for 12 laps at Assen.

Rossi: Sorry Taka, my mistake… maybe we found something

Valentino Rossi's tough Dutch MotoGP weekend ends in a big accident after tangling with Takaaki Nakagami.

Quartararo on speed wobbles: I was stupid

Fabio Quartararo blames a combination of crosswinds and taking the wrong line down the Assen back straight caused his Petronas Yamaha to suffer high-speed wobbles

Vinales: From Catalan MotoGP I knew I could fight for Assen win

Maverick Vinales felt he had winning potential at Assen from the last round in Catalunya and was thrilled to pull together a complete weekend

Dutch MotoGP - Race Results

Race results from the 2019 Dutch MotoGP at Assen, round 8 of 19.

Vinales fends off Marquez for Assen triumph

Maverick Vinales takes an overdue Yamaha victory seeing off Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo at the Dutch MotoGP

Dutch MotoGP - Warm-up Results

Warm-up results from the 2019 Dutch MotoGP at Assen, round 8 of 19.

Vinales leads warm-up as Dovizioso surges to second

Maverick Vinales makes his claim for victory at the Dutch MotoGP by topping morning warm-up by a useful margin over a resurgent Andrea Dovizioso

Rossi ‘in trouble, quite slow’

Valentino Rossi is at a loss to explain his difficulties on qualifying day at Assen, saying “I don’t feel very comfortable” after qualifying 14th.

Vinales: Difficult to understand pace difference to Rossi

Maverick Vinales concedes he’s struggling to understand why his pace changes dramatically compared to Monster Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi

Marquez: If Yamaha are going to win, it's here - 'best bike'

'It's the best bike at this circuit' - Marc Marquez puts pressure on Yamaha riders not to fluff their golden chance of a MotoGP victory at Assen.

Quartararo scorches Assen for second straight pole position

Fabio Quartararo sprints to his second consecutive pole position by destroying his own new MotoGP lap record at Assen

Quartararo smashes lap record, Rossi heads to Q1 again

Fabio Quartararo puts down a marker with the fastest ever MotoGP lap at Assen while Valentino Rossi saw his fastest lap cancelled for exceeding track limits

Rossi 'not fantastic, gap to the fastest'

Valentino Rossi ends day one at Assen with the ninth fastest time but is far from content; “I have a gap in the race pace compared to the faster guys.”

Vinales fastest, keeping head down

Maverick Vinales carries Montmelo momentum over to Assen, sets fastest lap time on day one of the Dutch MotoGP.

Quartararo: Assen toughest MotoGP circuit I’ve ridden

Fabio Quartararo says Assen is the most physical MotoGP track he’s ridden in his rookie campaign having undergone arm pump surgery last month with this circuit in mind

Vinales leads Quartararo in hotter conditions at Assen

Maverick Vinales swaps spots on the timesheet with Fabio Quartararo to top the second practice session at Assen

Rossi: It’s a special weekend

Valentino Rossi is excited to return to the track that witnessed his last MotoGP victory; has small improvements from Barcelona test, talks finger-operated rear brake.

Quartararo: I am almost at 100%

Fabio Quartararo rates his fitness at “almost 100%” following arm pump surgery last month as he looks to carry momentum from his maiden MotoGP podium

Rins: Assen will suit Suzuki and Yamaha

Alex Rins sees Assen as a strong track for both Suzuki and Yamaha due to the circuit characteristics as he revisits a track which provided him with a breakthrough 12 months ago

Rossi: Two years without a victory

'My past is fantastic and I'm very proud of my career, but if you want to continue you have to work on the future' - Valentino Rossi.

'Practically impossible' - Vinales turns focus to podiums, 2020

With his 2019 MotoGP title chances all but over, Maverick Vinales to 'concentrate on as many podiums as possible, with an eye on the future and next season'.

van der Mark undergoes surgery, return date uncertain

Michael van der Mark undergoes surgery on his fractured wrist - no timescale for his return to action set as yet.

Mackenzie gets green light for Knockhill BSB return

Tarran Mackenzie set to make his Bennetts British Superbike championship comeback this weekend at Knockhill

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