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Fabio Quartararo insists he's not dwelling on losing the MotoGP title, which he had held since the start of this season, due to soaring front tyre pressure last Sunday at Aragon.

A 'disaster day' at Aragon cost for Fabio Quartararo the MotoGP title lead he had held throughout the previous nine rounds.

MotoGP world championship leader Fabio Quartararo finished Friday at the Aragon Grand Prix with a sore hip, but in a competitive second on the timesheets between fellow Yamaha riders Maverick Vinales and Franco Morbidelli.

MotoGP title contenders Fabio Quartararo, Joan Mir and Maverick Vinales fighting tooth-and-nail on the last lap of the French Grand Prix was not a surprise. But the prize up for grabs wasn't a race victory, or even a place on the podium.

Quartararo snatches a home pole position for the French MotoGP ahead of the Ducatis of Miller and Petrucci, after a frantic end to qualifying at Le Mans. Quartararo's nearest title rival Mir couldn't progress beyond Qualifying 1 and will start just 14th.

All four Yamaha riders have featured on the MotoGP podium this season, with three of them winning races. But with six rounds to go, a split in their championship fortunes is threatening to form.

Having regained the MotoGP title lead with a return to the top step of the podium in Catalunya, Fabio Quartararo now heads for his home round at Le Mans this weekend.

The following table summarises the engine situation for each MotoGP rider, after eight of 14 rounds.

After spending almost the entire race behind Pol Espargaro, MotoGP title contender Fabio Quartararo finally overtook the KTM rider for what had become third place, on the penultimate lap.

Asked ahead of this weekend's second Misano MotoGP round, Fabio Quartararo was asked if he was worried about the Suzukis, given their podium form at such different tracks as Red Bull Ring and Misano:

Fabio Quartararo joined Factory Yamaha riders Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi in trying some new M1 chassis, electronic and exhaust parts during Tuesday's Misano test.

Fabio Quartararo was quick to admit he made 'many mistakes' at Misano on Sunday, where a first DNF of the season also cost him the MotoGP title he has held since the Jerez season opener.

After several rounds in the wilderness, Fabio Quartararo looked back to his imperious season-opening Jerez form as he topped Friday practice for the Misano MotoGP.

The upcoming Misano MotoGP double, which starts this weekend, could be crucial for Fabio Quartararo's title hopes. After starting the season with a perfect pair of victories at Jerez, the Petronas Yamaha rider's results have gone on a downward slide to seventh, eighth and 13th.

With four different winners from the opening five races, and reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez ruled out of contention, the 2020 title race looks wide open.

Fabio Quartararo is looking to Yamaha to fix a multitude of performance issues encountered in Sunday's Styrian MotoGP, after his MotoGP title lead was slashed to just three points.

Valentino Rossi, Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli switched over to an evolution Brembo front braking system, after overheating problems at the opening Red Bull Ring MotoGP round.

World championship leader Fabio Quartararo spent Sunday's Austrian MotoGP races struggling to stop his Petronas Yamaha, due to a technical problem with the brakes. The Frenchman dropped from fifth to last place after running wide at Turn 4 on lap 5 of the initial race.

Fabio Quartararo's perfect start to the 2020 MotoGP season came to an end with a subdued seventh place in the Czech Republic Grand Prix.

Title leader Quartararo and team-mate Morbidelli form a Petronas Yamaha one-two during Friday practice for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno.

With two victories from two pole positions, Fabio Quartararo leads the MotoGP standings with a perfect 50 points heading into this weekend's Czech Republic Grand Prix.

Valentino Rossi and his Monster Yamaha crew 'pushed hard' to go their own way with bike set-up, before ending the Italian's 17-race podium drought at Andalucia last weekend. Rossi had been caught in a Catch-22 situation heading in to round two.

Celebrations for Yamaha's first MotoGP 1-2-3 finish since Australia 2014 at Jerez on Sunday were tinged with concern at having already 'lost' three engines.

Quartararo quickest during morning warm-up for the Andalucia MotoGP at Jerez.