The cancellation of Friday practice for the Argentina MotoGP combined with a negative Covid test means Takaaki Nakagami could yet take part in this weekend's Termas de Rio Hondo round.
Pol Espargaro feels he and Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig were simply explaining the 'reality' of the factory's tyre situation at the Indonesian MotoGP, following a firm defence of the casing change by Michelin.
As of Thursday evening, a plane full of MotoGP freight travelling from the previous Indonesian round to this weekend's Argentine event remained parked 11,000km away in Mombasa, Kenya.
After the challenges of the new Mandalika circuit, Michelin takes on Termas de Rio Hondo this weekend, where there have been no MotoGP laps for the last three years.
This week's Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen discusses the worrying return of Marc Marquez's diplopia following his huge Mandalika accident and what happens next.
After making an 'important step' in warm-up at the Indonesian MotoGP, Maverick Vinales has been counting down the days until he can get back on his Aprilia in Argentina.