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  • MotoGP: Top 21 within a second as Dovi takes top honours on Friday

    MotoGP: Top 21 within a second as Dovi takes top honours on Friday

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    An incredibly tight field at Termas leaves Ducati riders P1 and P2 with Miller second, Viñales ends Friday in third Championship leader Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati) leads an incredibly tight MotoGP™ field at the end of play on Friday at the Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina, a mini qualifying session at the…

  • MotoGP: Marquez dominant in Argentina GP FP1

    MotoGP: Marquez dominant in Argentina GP FP1

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    Reigning World Champion over three tenths clear of second place Miller, Crutchlow third fastest, all six manufacturers inside the top 9 Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) began his Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina in fine fashion after he topped the timesheets in MotoGP™ FP1, the only rider to dip into the 1:39s with…

  • MotoGP: Full SCHEDULE for this weekend’s action in Argentina

    MotoGP: Full SCHEDULE for this weekend’s action in Argentina

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    It’s nearly time for round two of the 2019 MotoGP season – and ahead of the action kicking off in Argentina, here are all the times you need to know. FULL SCHEDULE (local time)Thursday 28th March:12:00 – Pre-Event Press conference Friday 29th March: 09:00-09:40 – Moto3 Free Practice 1 09:55-10:35 – Moto2 Free Practice 1…

  • MotoGP: Luca Marini (Rossi’s brother): “Valentino won’t retire soon – he’s got years left yet!”

    MotoGP: Luca Marini (Rossi’s brother): “Valentino won’t retire soon – he’s got years left yet!”

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    So this should put the cat among the ‘is-he-retiring-soon?’ pigeons – Moto 2 racer Luca Marini has said that he doesn’t see Valentino retiring soon to dedicate himself to something else, even if that’s running a team or working in the pits in another role. In fact, Marini says that Rossi is going to go…

  • MotoGP: Protests against Ducati aero-gate rejected by Court of Appeal. Qatar result stands.

    MotoGP: Protests against Ducati aero-gate rejected by Court of Appeal. Qatar result stands.

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    The Italian factory found to not have operated outside aero ruling. During the MotoGP race at the season opener in Qatar on 10 March 2019, technical protests concerning the use of a device on Ducati machines were lodged with the FIM MotoGP Stewards by Team Suzuki Ecstar against #43 Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing), by…

  • VIDEO: Red Bull’s racer challenge. MotoGP vs F1.

    VIDEO: Red Bull’s racer challenge. MotoGP vs F1.

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    Red Bull’s just released its second video which pits six young racers from MotoGP and F1 against each other. In this episode, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Daniil Kvyat, Alex Albon, Andrea Dovizioso and Pol Espargaró found themselves both quizmasters and under the spotlight in a entertaining Q&A session ahead of the start of their respective…

  • MotoGP: Ducati aero decision to be confirmed before the Argentina round

    MotoGP: Ducati aero decision to be confirmed before the Argentina round

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    Protests by four factories after the Qatar GP about Ducati’s rear swingarm devices has been referred to the MotoGP Court of Appeal. Following the MotoGP race at the VisitQatar Grand Prix on 10th March, the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel composed by Freddy Spencer (IRTA-USA), Bill Cumbow (FIM–USA) and Ralf Bohnhorst (FIM-GER) received protests from Aprilia…

  • MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo diagnosed with fissure of the first rib

    MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo diagnosed with fissure of the first rib

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    Repsol Honda rider suffered the injury in a crash at the Qatar GP last weekend and will take three to four weeks to recover. After a CAT scan, Repsol Honda Team and Jorge Lorenzo have confirmed that the rider has suffered a fissure to the first rib on the right side. The five-time World Champion…

  • MotoGP: Suzuki boss Brivio explains why the Ducati Qatar win protest is happening now

    MotoGP: Suzuki boss Brivio explains why the Ducati Qatar win protest is happening now

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    With Andrea Dovizioso having to wait to find out the decision of the MotoGP Court of Appeals after rival teams protested the factory Ducati’s fairing on Sunday night, things in the MotoGP paddock are understandably tense. Never one to shy away from explaining his reason for doing things, Suzuki Manager Davide Brivio has now talked…

  • MotoGP: Watch out. Maverick Vinales is going to be ‘a little bit more aggressive’ in the next round…

    MotoGP: Watch out. Maverick Vinales is going to be ‘a little bit more aggressive’ in the next round…

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    So this should make for some interesting comments after the first elbow-to-elbow moment at the Argentinian round. Maverick Viñales has said that he will ‘try to be a little bit more aggressive’ throughout the practice sessions of the South American Grand Prix. The decision to bare some teeth has come after Vinales admitted that he…


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