MotoGP Gossip: Rossi on his 2019 title hopes

- Valentino Rossi responds to Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales’ joke about beating him by saying he hopes to be fighting for the title with the Spaniard come the season-ending showdown in Valencia (Marca) 

- Monster Energy Yamaha team principal Lin Jarvis provides insight into the team’s test plan at Sepang (MotoGP.com)

- Honda team boss Alberto Puig is absent from the first Sepang test after injuring his arm and hip in a motorbike fall (Gazzetta dello Sport)

- Michelin has revealed details about the new MotoGP tyres it is debuting in this week’s Sepang test (AS)

- Cal Crutchlow has shared a CT scan image of his injury as he gets back on his MotoGP bike for the first time since his Phillip Island crash (Speedweek)