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The fallout between Marc VDS team principal Michael Bartholemy and team owner Marc van der Straten has taken a further twist.

Cal Crutchlow believes the new Silverstone asphalt will reduce lap times by around 1.5s during August's British MotoGP weekend.

Jason O’Halloran has suffered a right lower leg fracture on his World Superbike debut standing in for Leon Camier at Red Bull Honda.

Leon Camier says it was with a heavy heart he has opted to sit out the remainder of the Imola round for Red Bull Honda after it became clear attempting a race distance “just wasn’t possible”.

Red Bull will make no final decision about its Formula 1 power unit plans for 2019 until next month at the earliest, according to team principal Christian Horner.

Jason O’Halloran will make his World Superbike debut as stand-in for the injured Leon Camier at Red Bull Honda for the remainder of the Imola round.

Eugene Laverty and Leon Camier have both been passed fit to take part in the opening free practice at Imola and will be reviewed after the session before being allowed to contest the full race weekend.

Four rounds into the 2018 MotoGP season and the top Yamaha rider is second in the world championship, with two podiums and one pole position. But that rider isn't Valentino Rossi or factory Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales.

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says the team’s high-profile upgrade package set to debut at the Spanish Grand Prix will be used as one step in a season-long development plan as it looks to resolve its weaknesses.

Jenson Button believes McLaren’s start to the 2018 Formula 1 world championship could be considered “a disappointment” after setting high targets having felt it has one of the best cars on the grid.

Franco Morbidelli topped off his most successful weekend as a MotoGP rider by setting the sixth fastest lap time in Monday's official Jerez test.

Cal Crutchlow finished Monday's official Jerez MotoGP test a close second fastest to Johann Zarco. But that was of no consolation given his fall in the race and the LCR Honda rider, on pole in Spain, is still seeking greater rear grip from the RC213V.

Dani Pedrosa defied the pain from his massive Sunday's highside to deliver 75 testing laps of the same Jerez circuit on Monday, the equivalent of three MotoGP race distances.

An emphatic victory in front of his home crowd was less than a day in the memory and Marc Marquez’s attentions had already turned to the next race in France, as the new championship leader used Monday’s post-race test at Jerez to assess a variety of new aerodynamic fairings.

Dani Pedrosa has expressed disappointment at an interaction with MotoGP Race Direction in the wake of his dramatic exit from the Spanish Grand Prix, as his frustration its viewpoint of today's incident - as well as its reading of his clash with Johann Zarco in Argentina - remain.

Marc Marquez says he didn’t expect to see Jorge Lorenzo battling with the front-runners in Jerez but felt his rival's pace and style became a key tool to his victory.

Marc Marquez has stormed to victory at Jerez after front-running rivals Andrea Dovizioso, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa all crashed out together which sees the defending MotoGP world champion claim the riders’ championship lead.

Marc Marquez put his name at the top of the time sheets in an eventful MotoGP warm-up session for his Repsol Honda team, as both the reigning world champion and team-mate Dani Pedrosa suffered falls on Sunday morning at Jerez.

Soon after his worst ever qualifying performance at the Spanish Grand Prix, Marc Marquez acknowledged his strategy for Saturday afternoon’s MotoGP Q2 shootout was the wrong one, but still goes into race day feeling ‘confident’ of his victory chances.

Cal Crutchlow sees his first pole position in over a year as reward to his LCR Honda squad after struggling in qualifying in recent races as he eyes a second win of the 2018 MotoGP season.

Dani Pedrosa says keeping his rhythm and race pace on his Repsol Honda will be vital to his chances for victory at Jerez despite being out performed in qualifying by LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow.

Full Jerez MotoGP qualifying results here Cal Crutchlow has stormed to his first MotoGP pole position since 2016 at Silverstone seeing of fellow Honda rider Dani Pedrosa at Jerez.

Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the 2018 Spanish MotoGP at Jerez, round 4 of 19. Jerez has been resurfaced since the 2017 event. Kallio has his first wild-card appearance of the season.

Click here for full BSB FP1 results from Oulton Park