MotoGP Gossip: Rossi: Rins a title contender, Marquez still favourite

- Valentino Rossi casts his eye over the early MotoGP world title race and sees Alex Rins as a strong candidate with Marc Marquez remaining favourite despite his off in Texas (Marca)

- Andrea Dovizioso is confident of being stronger and consistent at “psychologically” challenging Jerez speaking at a Ducati dealership opening in Milan (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Rossi gives his support to a charity auction for the Marco Simoncelli Foundation which raises €49,000 (Marca)

- Tech3 boss Herve Poncharal remains disappointment with the up and down performances from Hafizh Syahrin as he keeps his faith in the Malaysian rider (Speedweek)

- Kawasaki could be planning a MotoGP-style Superbike, potentially for 2020, to combat against Ducati’s V4 R domination in the World Superbike championship (GPOne.com)