- Marc Marquez says it's “truly impressive” to see Valentino Rossi competing at the highest level in MotoGP as he turns 39 years old at the Thailand test but hopes he doesn't improve any further as "he is already very fast". Marquez celebrates his 25th birthday the day after Rossi’s birthday (GPone.com)

- Valentino Rossi’s mother drops a strong hint the Italian will sign a new Yamaha MotoGP deal this year to stay in the sport (CycleNews via Marca)

- Ducati will not offer Jorge Lorenzo the same amount of money on a new MotoGP contract after securing the Spaniard on a €12.5m-a-year deal last year (La Gazetta dello Sport)

- Danilo Petrucci says he’ll need a whole camel rather than a Camelbak when completing long runs at the Thailand MotoGP test due to the intense heat (Speedweek)

- Yamaha MotoGP managing director Lin Jarvis responds to the latest rumours about Valentino Rossi’s possible new contract, while the team continues its promotional tour in South East Asia (MotoGP.com)