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Franco Morbidelli says Yamaha are ‘working hard’ to find more performance after a dismal opening round of the 2023 MotoGP season.

As he continues to adapt to the RC213V, 2020 MotoGP champion Joan Mir was hoping to do so with Marc Marquez alongside him.

Fabio Quartararo has hit out at the MotoGP stewards after he feels inconsistent penalties were handed out at the season-opener in Portimao.

After looking like a contender for victory due to his performances in pre-season testing, Luca Marini instead endured ‘a nightmare’ opening round to the 2023 MotoGP season as he crashed out of both races.

Despite scoring points on his Honda debut in Portimao, Alex Rins has been left frustrated after calling his inability to overtake other MotoGP riders a ‘disaster’.

MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia says the Sprint nor the main race are the problem for recent crashes and injuries, but that it’s the ‘approach of the rider’ that is causing accidents.

Maverick Vinales believes stewards will have a lot of work on their plate after an incident-filled first MotoGP round in 2023.

Rider ratings for the Portuguese MotoGP as Francesco Bagnaia remained perfect to kick off his title defence.

Francesco Bagnaia has won his second race of the 2023 MotoGP season after beating Maverick Vinales, while Marc Marquez was jeered by the home crowd after taking out Miguel Oliveira.

Francesco Bagnaia believes complaints made by other riders about the Sprint MotoGP race being too aggressive shouldn’t be made and that you ‘have to be prepared’.

Marc Marquez says replacing the Sprint MotoGP race with a second full-length Grand Prix is ‘impossible', after Aleix Espargaro said it would be a safer option.

Francesco Bagnaia has won the opening MotoGP race of the year after a costly mistake from Jorge Martin on the final lap.

Marc Marquez saved his best till last after closing out the opening qualifying of the new MotoGP season with pole position. 

Jack Miller has taken a surprise top spot for KTM during FP2 at the Portimao MotoGP, while Marc Marquez headlined a long list of riders that suffered crashes.

Still without a MotoGP victory, Johann Zarco wants to change that in 2023 but stressed that the pressure is off.

Alex Marquez claims top spot in the first MotoGP practice of the 2023 season, as Joan Mir and Luca Marini round out the top three. 

Aside from improved top speed which he claims is ‘still not enough’, Fabio Quartararo says that new items tested by Yamaha weren’t a step forward which is why he’s returned to a ‘basic set-up’ from the 2022 MotoGP campaign.

While the RC16 has ‘immense potential’, Jack Miller has confirmed that leaving Ducati has meant leaving behind the best MotoGP bike on the grid.

The 2023 MotoGP pre-season hasn’t been a bed of roses for any of the KTM riders, but Pol Espargaro insists he already feels more comfortable on the RC16 than his previous factory Honda.

Marc Marquez admits his ambition to win is the same as when he arrived into MotoGP in 2013, and although Honda’s lack of competitiveness might hold him back in 2023, ‘we are a team, we win together and lose together’, said the eight-time world champion.

Francesco Bagnaia says Enea Bastianini has ‘never worked in the box with a teammate’ to the extent that will be needed in order to push Ducati forward even further during the 2023 MotoGP season.

Franco Morbidelli says the beginning of the 2023 MotoGP season is a ‘clean slate’ as he looks to return to form following a dismal 2022 campaign

Miguel Oliveira says the transition from KTM to Aprilia remains an ongoing process ahead of the MotoGP season-opener.

Marc Marquez says results from pre-season testing could have little bearing on how the opening MotoGP round of 2023 shakes out.