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Vinales tops day-one; ‘I didn’t expect to be that competitive and fast’
Maverick Vinales continued where he left off at Assen (2019) as he topped both Friday Dutch MotoGP practice sessions.

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Surgery complete for Franco Morbidelli, eight-week rehabilitation
Franco Morbidelli undergoes surgery to repair his left knee injury, 'eight-week rehabilitation programme'

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Pol Espargaro pauses bike changes, 'flying' on Sachsenring Honda
Pol Espargaro pauses plans to test a Marc Marquez bike and new Honda chassis during impressive opening day at the Dutch MotoGP.

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Assen MotoGP Friday Round Up: The Mystery Of Maverick, Marquez Speaks Out, And Gerloff Learns The Ropes
Eventful. That was the best way to describe the first day of practice at Assen. The riders got a chance to sample the new asphalt, and they also got a chance to sample typical Assen summer weather: cool and dry in the morning, sprinkles of rain in the afternoon, followed by a downpour harsh enough to soak the track and allow a few laps in full wet conditions. Not ideal for working on bike setup, especially if your name is Garrett Gerloff, and you have been drafted in to replace Franco Morbidelli, who spent the morning having surgery on his meniscus and ACL, and faces an 8-week period of rehab. That would mean a return after the two races in Austria. But more of Gerloff later.

The verdict on the new asphalt was unanimously positive. "The grip is fantastic," Jack Miller echoing the thoughts of almost everyone. "I mean, Moto3 was close to the lap record. We’re already going really fast, from the beginning this morning. The way the tires are working with the asphalt seems to be really good. The tires are not really dropping off. We were all doing our best lap times at the end of FP1 with the same tires, which generally doesn’t really happen."

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Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
Live updates, quotes and results from Saturday Practice and Qualifying for the 2021 Dutch MotoGP at Assen!

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2021 Assen Moto3 FP3 Result: Foggia Faster, Suzuki Still Fastest
After rain surprised the field on Friday afternoon, the lightweight class started Saturday on a dry track and with a mission to challenge the top 14 positions. Despite the improved conditions, improvements were slow on the combined timesheets and it meant that Tatsuki Suzuki remained the fastest rider overall with the time he set on Friday. However, it was Dennis Foggia who was fastest in the morning session, the Italian improving his top time early on and keeping his name at the top of FP3 throughout.

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Dutch Moto3 Grand Prix, Assen - Free Practice (3) Results
Free Practice (3) results from the 2021 Dutch Moto3 Grand Prix at Assen.

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2021 Dutch MotoGP, Assen - Free Practice (3) Results
Free Practice (3) results from the Dutch MotoGP at Assen, round 9 of the 2021 world championship.

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2021 Assen MotoGP FP3 Result: Viñales Continues To Lead Yamaha Charge
Blue skies were back over Assen after the rainy adventure on Friday afternoon and the premier class found their rhythm in the dry before attacking the top 10 once more. Improvements came quick and the hierarchy frequently changed throughout the session but, as usual, it all came down to the final handful of minutes. Friday leader Maverick Viñales might not have been particularly chatty off track but did his talking on it, leading the way once more for most of FP3. He was only briefly demoted by teammate Fabio Quartararo, the Yamaha duo one step ahead of their rivals.

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Maverick Vinales keeps unbeaten practice streak alive with fastest FP3 time
Maverick Vinales finishes fastest for the third consecutive MotoGP practice in Assen, as Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez missed out on automatic progress to Q2.

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2021 Assen Moto2 FP3 Result: Raul Fernandez Resumes Control
In typical Moto2 fashion, riders were keen to attack the timesheets early on but could not quite touch Augusto Fernandez’s Friday benchmark until Raul Fernandez dethroned him with 25 minutes left of the session. Despite a small tumble at turn three soon after, the rookie rejoined the action and kept top spot to the end of the session. After the Sky Racing team tinkered a bit with his machine, Marco Bezzecchi made a late jump to second, two tenths off the leader and another tenth ahead of Jorge Navarro.

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2021 Assen MotoE FP3 Result: Zaccone Steady At The Top
In the improved conditions presented on Saturday morning, riders were quick to set personal best times and flip Friday’s hierarchy, although it was still Alessandro Zaccone who took control of proceedings. The Italian ended practice over two tenths of a second ahead of rivals Eric Granado and Dominique Aegerter. Lukas Tulovic and Jordi Torres joined them in the top five, followed by Matteo Ferrari and the persistently impressive rookie Fermín Aldeguer, who was half a second slower than the leader. Yonny Hernandez, Hikari Okubo and Miquel Pons completed the top 10 positions.

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Dutch Moto2 Grand Prix, Assen - Free Practice (3) Results
Free Practice (3) results from the 2021 Dutch Moto2 Grand Prix at Assen.