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Lorenzo quickest at day one of the Losail MotoGP test
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Jorge Lorenzo dominated the timesheets in the final MotoGP test before the 2016 season with a commadning performance in Losail, Qatar. As the track opened at 16:00 Local Time, it was only Michele Pirro, Hiroshi Aoyama and Takuya Tsuda who rushed out on track, the three test riders given the responsibility of assessing track conditions.…
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Rossi at Losail MotoGP test, ten corners in and falls: “It was a small slide at 70kph”
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The Qatar Test gets off to the worst possible start for Valentino Rossi who fell on his first lap, recovering to finish third. Qatar hosts the third and final MotoGP World Championship test of 2016, one last chance for riders to improve their machines before the start of the year. The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team…
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Suzi Perry returning as host of MotoGP coverage – this time with BT Sport (Yay!)
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Suzi Perry returning as host of MotoGP coverage – this time with BT Sport (Yay!) The flippin’ excellent Suzi Perry is about to announce that she is returning to MotoGP as host of the BT Sport coverage for this year. There’s been no official announcement as yet, but we understand that the former BBC…
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Awesome pics of Aprilia 2016 MotoGP bike at Qatar
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Awesome pics of Aprilia 2016 MotoGP bike at Qatar. These are the first full-on pics of the new Aprilia 2016 RS-GP MotoGP bike from the factory’s three-day test in Qatar. The bike, with an all-new V4 motor for this year, was ridden by Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl, it will also be tested by Sam…
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Watch Ducati’s MotoGP launch LIVE
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Watch Ducati’s MotoGP launch LIVE. Ducati is about to launch its MotoGP team and you can watch the 2016 emergence of the squad HERE. The live streaming of the event happening inside the Ducati Auditorium is happening today, February 23, at 11am CET. In it we’ll get to see the new bikes up close and…
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VIDEO: Awesome slo-mo MotoGP footage (safe for work)
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VIDEO: Awesome slo-mo MotoGP footage (safe for work). Here’s a cracking bit of video to get your day going well – it’s some awesome slow motion action from 2014’s MotoGP round at Brno. This was round eleven of the championship and conditions were half damp, half dry. Not much more needs to be said about…
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First pic of Aprilia’s MotoGP 2016 bike caught in testing at Qatar
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Top Italian website GPone has bagged this, the only image of the 2016 Aprilia MotoGP bike. The snapshot was taken during the bike’s first outing at Qatar, two weeks before the full IRTA MotoGP test. Aprilia test rider Mike Di Meglio took the bike out for the initial shakedown laps. Aprilia test riders Alvaro Bautista…
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VIDEO: Suzuki MotoGP testing in Sepang
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VIDEO: Suzuki MotoGP testing in Sepang Suzuki has just released this video of the MotoGP squad testing. Riders Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro explain how the testing went on the new GSX-RR MotoGP machine at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia at the start of February. There’s a few clips of the bikes at full…
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Loris Baz 180mph crash: suit data shows 29.9g impact on rider’s shoulder! Tyre pressure sensors now mandatory in MotoGP
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Here’s what a 180mph crash looks like from the data-capture available from the Alpinestars leather suit. Avintia Racing’s rider, Loris Baz, crashed at a speed of around 290 km/h during the morning session of the opening MotoGP 2016 season test, at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, on Tuesday. The accident happened on the circuit’s main…
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Awesome hi-res pics of Lorenzo’s MotoGP 2016 machine
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Following on from the pictures of the Suzuki GSX-RR 2016 MotoGP bike, here’s some equally mega studio shots of the Yamaha YZR-M1. The 17 inch wheels, some minor cosmetics and more power look like part of a raft of changes to the bike for this year although the majority are more internal – like…
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