Valentino Rossi has lamented front-end grip issues with his Yamaha MotoGP bike in cold and wet conditions, after qualifying 15th for the Australian Grand Prix.The Italian was only 12th fastest in Saturday morning's practice session, which meant he had to line up in the first phase of qualifying for the...

Jorge Lorenzo admits he needs to be "more conscious" on his MotoGP Yamaha after crashing three times in the first two days of the German Grand Prix.The reigning world champion's weekend started with a high-speed crash at Sachsenring's Turn 11 on Friday morning and he finished the day in 16th...

Valentino Rossi believes the MotoGP rule allowing Ducati and Suzuki to run softer tires is exacerbating his qualifying problems, although he concedes Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo copes better.Under current regulations, factory teams below a certain success threshold get development and soft tire dispensations. These are removed once certain results are...

Valentino Rossi hailed his first front-row start in MotoGP for three years as further proof of his growing competitiveness since returning to Yamaha. However, the seven-time champion believes repeating his victory in the Dutch TT will be difficult because of the pace of poleman Marc Marquez. Rossi fears the Honda...