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Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig says there have been no discussions with Jorge Lorenzo about being released from his contract and HRC expects the triple MotoGP champion to remain alongside Marc Marquez next season.

Jack Miller has admitted he was caught completely off guard on Thursday by the news that certain figures at Ducati were entertaining the idea of re-hiring Jorge Lorenzo but is “100 percent” sure he won’t be left without a ride.

Marc Marquez led a tightly-contested in second free practice for the 2019 Austrian MotoGP with only 1.3secs covering the entire 21 rider pack.

With Jack Miller’s Thursday revelation there was “some truth” to the rumours linking Jorge Lorenzo to his Pramac Ducati seat for 2020, many in the MotoGP paddock spent the rest of the day in a state of shock.

Austrian MotoGP - Free Practice Results (1) Andrea Dovizioso topped first free practice for the Austrian MotoGP at Red Bull Ring after a rapid soft tyre lap in the final seconds dismissed a

To help MotoGP riders get the maximum from their tyres, most if not all of the manufacturers have added a tyre-pressure warning light to the dashboard.

Josh Brookes maintained his cool amidst red flags to claim victory in race two at Thruxton at the third time of asking, while team-mate Scott Redding was penalised from second to last after failing to heed an in-race penalty.

Andrea Dovizioso says he knew his attempts to challenge Marc Marquez for victory in the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno were over when he watched his rival make an error but still complete the lap quicker than he could.

Marc Marquez has extended his lead in the 2019 MotoGP World Championship standings to 63 points after comfortably seeing off the challenge of both Andrea Dovizioso and Alex Rins at Brno.

Dovizioso leads a dry warm-up for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno, as riders test as many tyre combinations as possible to make up for the wet conditions on Saturday.

Czech Republic MotoGP - Brno Morning Warm-up Andrea Dovizioso topped the timesheets in a potentially crucial morning warm-up session ahead of the Czech Republic MotoGP at a dry and sunny Brno.

Andrea Dovizioso was “pretty happy” to secure a place at the front of the second row for Sunday’s MotoGP outing at Brno after opting out of a slick tyre risk when rain was falling, and sees himself as one of four challengers for victory on Sunday.

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Marc Marquez labelled him the man to beat on Friday. And Andrea Dovizioso didn’t say much to suggest he wasn’t entering MotoGP qualifying in good shape after a strong opening to the Czech Grand Prix.

Peter Hickman was the dominant rider to beat during Friday free practice for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship round at Thruxton as he eased to the top time in FP1 and FP2.

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Thruxton BSB - Free Practice Results (1)

Dovizioso and Ducati snatch the top spot at the end of Free Practice 1 for the Czech Republic MotoGP at Brno.

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Full Czech Republic MotoGP FP1 results from Brno

Jack Miller says he’s close to finalising his new Pramac Ducati MotoGP deal for 2020 as the finer details hold up an official confirmation heading into the Czech Republic round.

With eight wins at Thruxton across his Bennetts British Superbike championship career, Josh Brookes is eager to kick-start his title bid with more victories at the Hampshire circuit for Be Wiser Ducati.

For Ducati to have a glimmer of hope of applying title pressure on Marc Marquez, they realistically need a repeat last year's defeat of the Honda rider in the next two MotoGP rounds at Brno and Red Bull Ring.

Scott Redding is eager to carry his momentum from his double victory at Snetterton to Thruxton as he takes on another new track which he expects to have “unique challenges” regarding tyre life.