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After brushing off a last-turn attack by Marc Marquez in Qatar, Andrea Dovizioso holds the early MotoGP World Championship lead heading into this weekend's Argentina round.

Danilo Petrucci began his quest for a 2019 factory Ducati place by fighting in the lead group for much of Sunday's Qatar MotoGP season opener.

Marc Marquez says despite losing out to Andrea Dovizioso for victory at the 2018 MotoGP season opener in Qatar his second place “feels like a win” at a circuit the Repsol Honda rider describes as one of his worst on the calendar.

Andrea Dovizioso has described Marc Marquez’s last lap attack as “unreal” as he didn’t expect to see the defending MotoGP world champion trying a final corner lunge for victory at the 2018 season opener.

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Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP rivals have given their reaction to his new two-year deal to stay with Yamaha until at least the end of the 2020 season.

Andrea Dovizioso says he predicts his entire Ducati package to be more competitive than last season and believes it is more realistic to target the MotoGP world title this year compared to 2017.

Marc Marquez has clashed with Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi over the MotoGP tyre ‘freeze’ set to be introduced by Michelin for 2018 with the reigning world champion asking for more “flexibility” from the French tyre manufacturer.

Danilo Petrucci knows he will be leaving the Pramac team at the end of the 2018 MotoGP season , but that doesn't automatically mean he is out of Ducati.

- Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez disagree over the future of the MotoGP season structure with the predicted increase in races and reduction in testing ( Speedweek )

MotoGP title runner-up Andrea Dovizioso looks to have completed his final laps on the GP17 and is set to switch all his attention to the 2018 machine.

Ducati have made no secret that their main goal for 2018 is to reduce the Desmosedici's last remaining weakness; a resistance to turning during the transition from brake-to-throttle in the middle of the corner.

It's no secret that Ducati's main goal for the GP18 is to reduce the mid-corner turning difficulties, which harmed its hopes at several circuits last season, especially Phillip Island.

Ducati will become the first manufacturer to hold a 2018 MotoGP team launch when reigning title runner-up Andrea Dovizioso and former champion Jorge Lorenzo present the GP18 in Bologna later today (Monday).

Marc Marquez famously won the 2017 MotoGP World Championship despite a staggering 27 falls during the season, plus some astonishing saves. That accident tally was ten higher than any of his previous MotoGP seasons and exceeded only by rookie Sam Lowes.

With 2018 here and New Year’s resolutions being made (and hopefully will be kept longer than three weeks) a fresh year brings a brand new season and plenty to look forward to.

Crash is unveiling its top 100 from across the motorsport globe from 2017 with a countdown on each day until New Year’s Eve!  Check out Crash's Top 100 for 2017: Part 4 (40-21)

Few predicted that Andrea Dovizioso would take the MotoGP title fight down to the final round in 2017. But the Italian's stunning season means he will be high on his rivals' radar from the very start of next season.

Having finished as MotoGP title runner-up during a stellar 2017 season with Ducati, Andrea Dovizioso thinks he needs just one small improvement to be competitive every weekend in 2018. And, unsurprisingly, it's to make the Desmosedici turn a little better.

Valentino Rossi believes Andrea Dovizioso's stunning MotoGP season, during his tenth year in the premier-class, is proof that young riders should be given time to deliver results.

Andrea Dovizioso wins a wet Japanese MotoGP after an epic battle with Marc Marquez, which - like in Austria - went down to the final corner... Dovizioso has now cut Marquez's title lead to just eleven points heading into Phillip Island next weekend.

Andrea Dovizioso turns the tables on title rival Marc Marquez to lead FP2 at the Japanese MotoGP, morning leader Marquez falling while pushing to beat the Italian's tine in the closing minutes...

"Casey was unbelievable... I know that one year ago at Sepang one of the Ducati guys asked a technician to check the data of Stoner. The technician said, 'No, for you, it's impossible'" -

Free Practice (1) results from the 2017 German MotoGP at Sachsenring, round 9 of 18.