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MotoGP Czech GP: Bagnaia wins sprint as Bezzecchi crashes out

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DS Penske on the pace and in the points!

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Alex Marquez withdraws from MotoGP Czech Grand Prix

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Alex Marquez withdraws from MotoGP Czech Grand Prix

How an F1 mechanics’ reunion recalled stories of working practices that would now send HR into meltdown

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MotoGP Czech GP: Ogura scorches to first pole position

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Germany Friday quotes: Sauber

Kamui Kobayashi - 11th: "It was a bit tricky for us that it was wet in the morning because we had a huge programme with the new components on the car, but still we got a lot of work done today. Braking for turn six, the hairpin, is the most difficult part on the wet track. The balance isn't too bad, really, and we can improve it with some set-up changes. We definitely have to find something that enables us to make better use of the softer tyre compound. I don't regard the difference between hard and super soft as a problem on this track."

Pedro de la Rosa - 13th: "We had good runs in the wet this morning and now also good runs in dry conditions, which actually was a bonus because it was not expected to stay dry in free practice two. We know more or less what we need now. For me we have to improve the front end, and I think we can do this with some set up changes."

James Key, Technical Director: "We haven't been in the wet for a while, so we had to see where we were this morning on the full wet tyres which we started on, and then the intermediate tyres later in the session. It looked okay, and the drivers were happy with the car towards the end of the session, as the grip came back. In the second session we decided to go out early just in case it rained again. We did as much of the programme that was planned for the first session, but also combined this with the tyre tests. The session was fairly productive, and in general the drivers were happy with the car. There were some balance issues because of the general track conditions, but we have been able to cope with our setup. The updates we've got seem to work as we expected, which is good."

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